Female first name (Russian): Alena, protector of men, Ancient Greek (Greek mythology); alexein fend protect =; recognized = the man, information on the male form of Alexander, known v by Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia (356-323 . AD), yet contributed eight popes named Alexander Female first name (Czech): Alena, the Magdalene stem end; Hebrew (New Testament), Migdal = the tower; epithet of Mary Magdalene in the Bible, one of the most faithful disciples of Jesus; Magdalene in Jesus' time was a city on the Sea of Galilee, whose name in turn goes back to a Hebrew / Aramaic word for 'tower'