Jelen or Jeleń ("deer" in several Slavic languages) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the Senegambian name Jeleen.
People 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 Rudolf Jelen (1876–1938), Czech sports shooter Jelen (bumi), 15th-century West African monarch
Places Jeleń (inhabited locality), places in Poland Jelen, Nebraska, a community in the United States
Other Jelen pivo, a Serbian brand of beer Jelen (band), Czech music group
See also
Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer Yellen Yellin
External links Origin of the surname Yellen/Yellin, including as a Yiddish calque of Slavic Jelen; from the Dictionary of American Family Names (2022)