Helle

helle hel·lé hel·lè English + Etymology From en grc Ἕλλη. Pronunciation en /ˈhɛli/ en ɛli 2 Proper noun en Greek mythology A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont. en female Greek. Translations daughter of Athamas Greek: el Έλλη f Ancient Greek: grc Ἕλλη f Italian: it Elle f Latin: la Hellē f Portuguese: pt Hele f Russian: ru Ге́лла f Spanish: es Hele f Danish Etymology From a diminutive of da Helga. Pronunciation da [ˈhɛlə] Proper noun da proper noun da female References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 673 females with the given name Helle have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. Dutch Etymology (Beekdaelen) First attested as Helle in 1803-1820. Derived from either nl helle lowland, marshland or a deformation of nl *helde slope, incline. See also li G'n Hèl. (Gulpen-Wittem) First attested as Hölle in 1803-1820. Likely derived from nl helle lowland, marshland. A derivation from nl *helde slope, incline is less likely when the oldest attestation of the toponym is taken into account. Pronunciation nl /ˈɦɛ.lə/ nl Hel le nl ɛlə 2 Proper noun n nl hamlet mun/Beekdaelen p/Limburg c/Netherlands nl hamlet mun/Gulpen-Wittem p/Limburg c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Hellebroek References Estonian Etymology Variant of et Helena Helen also associated with et hell tender; comparable to Finnish Hellä. Proper noun et proper noun et female Finnish Etymology 1 fi surname Partially variants of fi Hella, partially from fi helle as a relatively recent surname adopted during Finnicization of surnames in the early 20th century. Pronunciation * Proper noun fi Finnish Declension He ll lt ä Statistics dvv_20250813 804 1064 2 Etymology 2 fi given name Shortened from fi Hellevi or fi Helena, or a variant of fi Helli, fi Hellä; perhaps inspired by fi da Helle or fi et Helle. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female Declension Hell ä Statistics dvv_20250813 129 98 1140 6 References German Pronunciation de /ˈhɛlə/ de De-Helle.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de :af hell<t:bright> -e<pos:noun-forming suffix> From de hell bright -e noun-forming suffix. Noun f.sg de higher register chiefly with following genitive brightness de die Helle des Tages the bright of day Declension f.sg Etymology 2 Short form with hypocoristic de -e. Compare de Kalle, de Matze, etc. Proper noun m,s:-[with an article] de male Helmut Etymology 3 de This formerly said it could also be feminine: "die Helle". Where is this used? Noun de noun de Helles Helles inflection kind of lager beer Further reading Latin Etymology la Hellē :bor grc:Ἕλλη + 1 Pronunciation Hellē Proper noun Hellē<1> la Greek mythology Helle Declension Hellē<1> Norwegian Etymology From no da Helle. Proper noun no proper noun no female