August 18
Why this day? Nena is a short form of Elena, and shares its name day.
Nena is celebrated in France, Italy and Spain on August 18; the United States, Brazil and Germany on July 26; Argentina on December 24.
Nena is a short form of Elena. It keeps its origin (Greek) and meaning — torch, the radiant one, and shares its name day, August 18.
On birth records, Nena is rarely written as such: the Nenas are Elenas (161,702 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Elena page. Nena is also a short form of Inés, Maria Elena, Noemi.
Nena is a short form of Elena, which means torch, the radiant one.
August 18, together with Elena: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Elena.
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