Jelen or Jeleń ("deer" in several Slavic languages) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the Senegambian name Jeleen, Gnilane, Nyillan, etc.
People
edit- Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, journalist
- Alois Jelen (1801–1857), Czech composer
- Antoni Jeleń (born 1964), Polish football player
- Ben Jelen (born 1979), Scottish-born American singer-songwriter
- Eric Jelen (born 1965), German tennis player
- Ireneusz Jeleń (born 1981), Polish football player
- Josef Jelen (born 1914), Czech boxer
- Marija Brenčič Jelen (1919–2000), Slovenian poet and writer
- Mateusz Jeleń (born 1988), Polish football player
- Rudolf Jelen (1876–1938), Czech sports shooter
- Jelen (bumi), 15th-century West African monarch
Places
edit- Jeleń (disambiguation), places in Poland
- Jelen, Nebraska, a community in the United States
- Jelen Do, Serbian village
Other
edit- Jelen pivo, a Serbian brand of beer
- Jelen Pivo Live, musical event
- Jelen (band), Czech music group
See also
edit- All pages with titles containing Jelen
- Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
- Yellen
- Yellin
External links
edit- Origin of the surname Yellen/Yellin, including as a Yiddish calque of Slavic Jelen; from the Dictionary of American Family Names (2022)