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Helene
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Heléne Helené Hélène Helenė Helenę
English
+ (name)
Etymology
From en fr Hélène and from en de Helene. en Helen Helena Elaine.
Pronunciation
en /hɛlˈiːn/
en En-us-Helene.oga GA
Proper noun
~
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1973 w:Toni Morrison Sula 18 Penguin 1973 0452283868 She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that.
en 22 September 2026 Ben Mellor Helen McCarthy 'Lego-type blocks' anger woman who was fenced in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o BBC News Retired teacher Helene Ball won a three-year battle against Derbyshire County Council after it fenced off a 98cm gated gap between her garden and a council car park in April 2023. 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922154928/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o
en astronomy A moon of the planet Saturn.
en eponyms
en Moons of Saturn
Danish
Etymology
From da grc Ἑλένη. Cognate with the en Helen.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
da astronomy A moon of the planet Saturn.
Related terms
da Elin, da Ellen, da Helen, da Helena, da Lena, da Lene
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 26 376 females with the given name Helene have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Estonian
Etymology
From et fr Hélène and from et de Helene.
Proper noun
et female Ancient Greek
Related terms
et Heleene, et Elina, et Elle, et Ellen, et Hele, et Helen, et Heleri, et Heli, et Helina, et Helle, et Ilona
German
Etymology
From de grc Ἑλένη.
Pronunciation
de /heˈleːnə/
de De-Helene.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Hellene one pronunciation
Proper noun
f.gen:s:-[with an article]
de female Helen
Related terms
de Elena, de Ellen, de Helena, de Ilona, de Lena, de Lene
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from haw grc Ἕλλην.
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw Greece Q41
Greek person
Verb
haw verb
haw stative Greek
Etymology 2
Borrowed from haw en Helen and en Helene.
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female English
Related terms
haw Helena
haw ʻElena
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur as a mononym in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
Helene Piko, married in 1892, Molokai
Helene Wainee, married in 1900, Honolulu
Latin
Alternative forms
la Helena
Etymology
la Helenē :der grc:Ἑλένη + 1
Pronunciation
Helenē 1 1
Proper noun
Helenē<1.both>
Helen
Declension
Helenē<1.both>
References
Helenē Helena
Norwegian
Etymology
From no grc Ἑλένη. Cognate with the en Helen.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female
Related terms
no Eli, no Elin, no Eline, no Ellen, no Helen, no Helena, no Lena, no Lene
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 708 females with the given name Helene living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 1880s and the 1990s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From sv fr Hélène. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1810. Variant of sv Helena Helen.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Helene.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Usage notes
Spelled with various accents as sv Hélène, sv Heléne, Helène, etc.