Alekna is a Lithuanian-language surname and a historical diminutive derived from East Slavic Alexei or Aleksandr (corresponding to Belarusian Alekhna/Olekhno, Polish Olechno, and Russian Alyakhno/Alyokhna), which is a cognate of Alexius or Alexander.
Notable people Notable people who bear this name include: Alekna Sudimantaitis, Alekna, son of Sudimantas (died 1490/1491), Lithuanian noble Jurgis Alekna (1873–1952), Lithuanian physician and activist Martynas Alekna (born 2000), Lithuanian discus thrower Mykolas Alekna (born 2002), Lithuanian discus thrower Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė (born 1957), Lithuanian politician and musicologist Virgilijus Alekna (born 1972), Lithuanian discus thrower
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