No. 1,645 in Russian
елена
"Елена" is a Russian female given name, equivalent to "Elena" or "Helen" in English.
In a sentence
Елена любила гулять в парке.
Elena loved walking in the park.
Here, 'Елена' is used as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Ею звали Елена, и она была доброй.
Her name was Elena, and she was kind.
In this sentence, 'Елена' is again a proper noun being used to introduce or refer to the individual's name.
Книга, что принадлежала мне, была подарена Елене.
The book that belonged to me was given to Elena.
'Елене' is the dative case of 'Елена', showing that the book was given to her.
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