Meaning: Its source is Magdalena, a Latin name meaning "Woman from Magdala."

Languages: This girl's name is used in German, English and Czech.

Variant Forms: Alenka

Popularity: The name Alena ranked 714th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1970th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Magdala is the town in Palestine that was home to Mary Magdalene in the Christian scriptures. The Hebrew original literally means ''tower.''