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Helena
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helena Heléna Héléna Helená Helēna Helēnā heleną Heleną Hêlêna
English
thumb|The State Capitol, Helena, Montana
Etymology
A Latinate form of Helen, en la Helena 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɛlənə/
en /hɛˈliːnə/ esp. Southern US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Helena.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
III ii Stay gentle Helena, heare my excuſe: / My loue, my life, my ſoule, faire Helena.
en Bill Gladstone The oldest family in the world w:Jewish Telegraphic Agency https://www.jta.org/2004/10/24/lifestyle/the-oldest-family-in-the-world 2004-10-24 The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself. https://web.archive.org/web/20260226170126/https://www.jta.org/2004/10/24/lifestyle/the-oldest-family-in-the-world 26 February 2026
en rsk Гелена female given name Helen.
en number of places c/USA:
en The <<capital city>> of <<s/Montana>>, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Lewis and Clark County>>.
en city co/Jefferson County and co/Shelby County s/Alabama.
en city x/Helena-West Helena co/Phillips County s/Arkansas.
en ghost town co/Trinity County s/California.
en former city s/Georgia now part of x/McRae-Helena.
en ucomm co/Tensas Parish s/Louisiana.
en twp co/Antrim County s/Michigan.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Sand Beach co/Huron County s/Michigan.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Turin co/Marquette County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Scott County s/Minnesota.
en CDP co/Jackson County s/Mississippi.
en ucomm co/Andrew County s/Missouri.
en hamlet town:pref/Brasher co/St. Lawrence County s/New York.
en village twp:Suf/Sandusky co/Sandusky County s/Ohio.
en town co/Alfalfa County s/Oklahoma.
en CDP co/Newberry County s/South Carolina.
en ghost town co/Karnes County s/Texas.
en ucomm town:pref/Arena co/Iowa County s/Wisconsin.
en village r:suf/Demerara-Mahaica c/Guyana.
Derived terms
en Helena-West Helena McRae-Helena Mount Helena Saint Helena,St. Helena,St Helena
Anagrams
en aeehln Lehane anhele
Catalan
Proper noun
f
en Helena
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Helena<ety:uder<la:Helena>> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb Latin female
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
cs female Helen
Declension
f
Related terms
See cs Helén
cs Ilona
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
A Latinate variant of Danish da Helene Helen.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from nl la Helena, from nl grc Ἑλένη.
Pronunciation
nl /ɦeːˈleːnaː/
nl Nl-Helena.ogg
nl He le na
Proper noun
f
nl female, a Latinate variant of Heleen (=Helen)
Related terms
nl Heleen, nl Leen
Estonian
Etymology
From et la Helena, from et grc Ἑλένη. et Jelena.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female Helen
Related terms
et Heleene, et Elina, et Elle, et Ellen, et Hele, et Helen, et Heleri, et Heli, et Helina, et Helle, et Ilona
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately, from fo grc Ἑλένη, cognate with en Helen.
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Helenuson Helenudóttir
Declension
Helena Helenu Helenu Helenu
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Helena, from fi grc Ἑλένη. Cognate with en Helen. fi Elina Helinä Elena Jelena.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
fi 1984 w:fi:Veronica Pimenoff Loistava Helena Tammi 951-30-6142-6 55 Se ei koskaan unohtanut Helenan nimipäivää, vaan päivitteli joka vuosi typerään tapaansa että Helena oli niitä nimiä jotka sukupolvesta toiseen säilyttivät asemansa. Aika oudosti sanottu Maggi-tädiltä. No, olihan noita Helenoita. She had never forgotten Helena's name day, but always bemoaned that Helena is one of thsoe names that endured from one generation to another. Weird coming from aunt Maggi. Well, yes, Helenas were indeed a thing.
fi 1991 Orvokki Kangas Marraslapsi Karisto 951-617-968-1 17 Eeva kysyi Matiakselta, tuntuisiko tästä turhamaiselta tai herraskaiselta, jos lapsen kutsumanimeksi pantaisiin Helena. Hän kertoi myös kotikylän nimikkokukasta. Hänen rakkautensa kukkaan oli saanut alkunsa Helenan tarinasta.—Aivan hyvä nimi, sanoi Matias, —sopisikohan siihen vielä Loviisa-äidin nimi? Eeva asked Matias whether it would seem conceited or fanciful to give the child a name like Helena' and told of the flower the village was named after. Her love to the flower had begun from Helenas story.—It's a pretty good name, Matias said, —could the mother's name Loviisa also fit with it?
Declension
Helen a
Related terms
fi Elina, fi Ellen, fi Elli, fi Heleena, fi Heli, fi Helinä, fi Helli, fi Hellin, fi Ilona, fi Leena
Statistics
dvv_20250813 5 11952 106122 54
References
German
Etymology
de :lbor la:Helena
de la Helena.
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛlena/ [ˈhɛ.le.na] [ˈhɛ.lə.na]
de De-Helena.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at Helena.ogg Austria
de He le na
Proper noun
f.gen:s:-[with an article]
de Greek mythology en Helen
de female Helene rare
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from haw en Helen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female English
Related terms
haw ʻElena
haw Helene
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Helena occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.
Icelandic
Proper noun
@@
is female
Declension
f
Latin
Alternative forms
la Helene
Etymology
la Helena :bor grc:Ἑλένη + 1
Pronunciation
1
Proper noun
Helena<1.both>
Helen
Declension
Helena<1>
Descendants
Eastern Romance:
ro Ileana
it Elena
fro Elene Elaine
1 en Elaine
roa-opt
pt Elena Helena
osp
es Elena
sc Elene
From Italian and Spanish es Elena
1 en Elena
1 cs Elena
1 da Elena
1 fi Elena
1 de Elena
1 lv Elēna Elena
1 no Elena
1 sv Elena
Medieval borrowings
1 da Elin
1 en Ellen
1 fo Elin
1 fi Elina Eliina
1 hu Ilona
1 ga Léan
1 lv Elīna
1 lt Elena
1 no Elin
1 sv Elin Elina
1 cy Elen
Modern borrowings
1 gsw Helene
1 eu Helena
1 br Elena
1 ca Helena
1 cs Helena
1 da Helena Helene
1 nl Helena Heleen
1 en Helena
1 en Helen
1 et Helena Helina
1 fo Helena
1 fi Helena
1 fr Hélène
1 de Helena Helene
1 el Ελενα
1 hu Heléna Helené
1 krl Heta
1 lv Helēna
1 lt Helenė
1 se Helená Heleainná
1 no Helena Helene
1 pl Helena
1 pt Helena
1 ro Elena
1 es Helena
1 sk Helena Elena
1 sl Helena
1 sv Helena Helene
1 yi העלענע Helene
References
Norwegian
Etymology
Latinate variant of Norwegian no Helene Helen.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female
Polish
pl:
thumb|Helena
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Helena + 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Helena.ogg helena
Proper noun
f Helenka,Hela
pl countable pl female Latin < Ancient Greek Helen
pl uncountable Greek god Helen goddess worshipped in Laconia and Rhodes
pl uncountable Greek mythology Helen daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War
pl uncountable astronomy Helene moon of Saturn
Declension
Further reading
pl Moons of Saturn Mythological figures Trojan War
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Elena
Etymology
pt :lbor la:Helena 2 1
Pronunciation
pt He le na
Proper noun
f +
pt female Ancient Greek Helen
Derived terms
pt Lena
Slovak
Pronunciation
loan
Proper noun
f Helenka,Helenôčka,Helka,Heluška,Elka,Eluška
sk female
Declension
f
Derived terms
sk Hypocoristics Hela Heluša Ela Eluša
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From sv grc Ἑλένη, cognate with English Helen. First recorded in Sweden in the 12th century.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Helena.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Related terms
sv Elin, sv Elina, sv Ellen, sv Elna, sv Helen, sv Helén, sv Helene, sv Hélène, sv Lena
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 82 717 females with the given name Helena living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.