Female first name (German, Scandinavian): Lena, the beam end; Ancient Greek (Greek mythology), Helen = the torch, the shine, the sun's rays, in Greek Mythology is Helena, the daughter of Zeus and Leda, her abduction was the reason for the Trojan War, the name 'Helios' of the Greek sun god has the same roots Female first name (German): Lena, the Magdalene stem end; Hebrew (New Testament), Migdal = the tower; epithet of Mary Magdalene in the Bible, one of the most faithful disciples Jesus, Magdalene was Jesus' time a city on the Sea of Galilee, whose name in turn to a Hebrew / Aramaic word for 'tower' goes back