Delena

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proper noun

The romantic pairing of the characters Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe romantic pairing of the characters Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.

    There will never be enough swoon-worthy Delena moments to fill shippers’ hearts, […]

    2014 May 4, Lanford Beard, “TV Jukebox: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'The Following,' 'Supernatural,' and more of the week's best music-on-TV moments”, in Entertainment Weekly
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    And vice versa, when we want Stefan and Elena to have a moment together, how can we do that and not have our Delena fans outraged?

    2012, Julie Plec, quoted in Nuzhat Naoreen, "This Week's Cover: 'The Vampire Diaries' stars talk about the red-hot Damon-Elena-Stefan triangle", Entertainment Weekly, 8 February 2012

    And while you may deny having ever watched the "Vampire Diaries" in pubic, you have a strong opinion regarding team Stelena vs. team Delena.

    2014, Danielle Wolk, "Netflix or Nut-flix?: A guide to Understanding Your Netflix Obsession", The Lion's Roar (Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, Hartsdale, New York), January 2014, page 6

Origin

Blend of Damon + Elena.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leadenDelaneElnedaLedeanandele
Cite this entry
APA

Delena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delena

MLA

“Delena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delena. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Delena,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Delena.

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