What proper names could [name_f]Lena[/name_f] be an obvious nickname for? I’m still working on my girl list in case we did ever have another daughter.
This is my current roster:
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] (I’m still working on if I’d rather have it in this form or as a nickname for something longer)
EDITED TO [name_m]ADD[/name_m]: I would pronounce [name_f]Lena[/name_f] with a long E sound. [name_u]LEE[/name_u]-NAH
What about:
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eveline[/name_f]/[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]/[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jelena[/name_f] (yuh-[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-nah)
[name_f]Alena[/name_f]
[name_f]Galiena[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Karolina[/name_f] (Kah-roh-lee-nuh)
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u] it for [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f].
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] was my first though. My second cousin has a DD named [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f] and she always goes by [name_f]Lena[/name_f] (lay-nuh).
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lina[/name_f]’
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lina[/name_f]’
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lena[/name_f]’
[name_f]Lucina[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Lina[/name_f]’
[name_f]Melina[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] pronounced [name_f]Leena[/name_f] or [name_f]Layna[/name_f]?
I really like [name_f]Lena[/name_f] ([name_f]Leena[/name_f]) on it’s own. Short and sweet names are my fave.
It could be a nickname for anything that ends in lene or lena. Depending on the pronunciation you prefer.
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f] (leen) and [name_f]Marlena[/name_f] (layna)
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Evangelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Evalena[/name_f] (ev-a-leena)
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] - [name_f]Lena[/name_f] instead of the typical [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_f]Kathy[/name_f] nicknames?
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f] / [name_f]Leonora[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Selena[/name_f], [name_f]Olena[/name_f], [name_f]Marlena[/name_f], [name_f]Madelena[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], [name_f]Coralina[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Adelina[/name_f], Emilina, [name_f]Emelina[/name_f], [name_f]Amelina[/name_f], [name_f]Amilina[/name_f], [name_f]Aurelina[/name_f], [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Delfina[/name_f] / [name_f]Delphina[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Estellina[/name_f], [name_f]Philomena[/name_f], Lorenzina / Laurenzina, [name_f]Clementina[/name_f], [name_f]Laurentina[/name_f] / Lorentina, [name_f]Laurina[/name_f], [name_f]Lavina[/name_f], [name_f]Lucina[/name_f], [name_f]Lovina[/name_f], [name_f]Lumina[/name_f].
[name_f]Lena[/name_f] could be short for [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f].
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]'t seen anyone mention [name_f]Cathleen[/name_f] yet.
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lena[/name_f] would work
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] came to mind, it’s a favourite of mine and [name_f]Lena[/name_f] is sweet.
I love [name_f]Lena[/name_f]! I think it depends on how you say [name_f]Lena[/name_f] (I’ve heard [name_u]LEE[/name_u]-nah, [name_m]LAY[/name_m]-nah and LEH-nah, and although I prefer the first, I like them all). I have [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lena[/name_f] on my list (a bit of a stretch, but all the sounds are there!), but I like [name_f]Elena[/name_f] and [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], too. What about:
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]/Avelina
Madalina/[name_f]Madelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]/[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
I think you could honestly take it with anything with the -len- configuration, as well ([name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]? [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]? [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]?), etc.
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], and [name_f]Lenora[/name_f] are my favorites, though. 
Good luck!
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]! If you’re saying it [name_u]LEE[/name_u]-nah that is.
I’m also quite partial to the more European ‘leh-nah’/‘lay-nah’ (it’s hard for me to write that vowel sound, its somewhere between the two).
My favorite would have to be [name_f]Helena[/name_f].
I would pronounce it [name_u]LEE[/name_u]-NAH. Sorry I forgot to clarify that!