Comments for the name Ellen (1)

It's lovely.

Ellen was the name of Scarlett's mother in 'Gone with the Wind.'

I love this name! I found out that it means "bright" in Greek, I believe!

Ellen is my name, as it was my great grandmother's. The name was one of the most popular girls names in England, Ireland, Wales and America in the early 1900's.

Famous bearers: Actresses Ellen Degeneres and Ellen Burstyn.

Ellen G. White was the most prolific female writer of all time! She wrote information on numerous subjects that were centuries ahead of her time. One of her most famous works that baffle modern scientist is the book, "Counsels on Diet and Foods". She also wrote a prophetic classic entitled, "The Great Controversy".

My second name is Ellen, it is also our family name, for each generation on my Dad's side there has always been an Ellen in either first or second names for as far as we can trace back.

Not so famous, Ellen Lister is Emma Watson's stunt double in GOF.

'Ellen' is also an Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'courage'. I'm an Ellen, and I always liked that meaning.

A famous bearer is Ellen Foley, an American rock singer of the late 1970s who sang the duet with Meat Loaf "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". Ellen has also worked on Broadway.

Ellen Pompeo stars as Meredith Grey in "Grey's Anatomy."

My name is Ellen. I love it, I think it is pretty but simple and fits my personality. It is also short enough not to evoke nicknames. I also pefer it not capitalized and I like the spelling with a 'Y': "Ellyn", though I will stick with the spelling I've got.

Ellen Dubin is an actress who had roles in Lexx, First Wave and The Collecter.

It's a Danish form of Helena. It's also used in Scandinavia (I'm Scandinavian, and my name is Ellen).

Ellen must be a pretty good name. No one put any negative comments on the comment page about it. It seems like a very admired name.

The assistant Secretary of state is an Ellen. It's my name too and I love it, it is conventional enough so that people won't think "What were her parents on when they named her" but it isn't so commonplace. I have only met one other Ellen in my life.

While nearly every naming book I've found says that Ellen comes from the Greek Helen, I have to question how they determine their source. I've used the spelling Elne for Ellen, online, since years before the internet was created, I found that 'Ellen' was Old English for 'elne' in the OED. I can't remember the extact meaning of 'elne' of the top of my head, but it was something like strength, courage and sometimes zeal in OE. I never found any other dictionary other then the OED, that list 'elne' as a word, as it is no longer in used, though it is Modern English.
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or as known across the internet, Elne Clare.

I think Ellen is a lovely name, pretty and unpretentious.

Hurricane Ellen struck in 1973.

It's my middle name. My mum's name is Helen so people often think that is my middle name. I have to tell them they're right minus the h!

I love the name Ellen. It's so classic.

I've seen it pronounced El-in and A-leen.

Ellen Page is an actress who stars in the movie "Juno".

This is my first name. I used to really hate my name because I felt that only old people had it, but I've grown to love it. I think it looks better lowercase, and I often use 'elle' online or 'LN'.

Countess Ellen Olanski, one of the main characters in "The Age of Innocence" bears this name.

Far less glamourus, but also portrayed by a lovely blonde: Ellen Griswold from the National Lampoon's Vacation movies.

It's very pretty as a middle name. I think it goes well with the first name Kimberly: Kimberly Ellen.

A famous bearer is American actress Ellen Tyne Daly, better known as Tyne Daly (born February 21, 1946). She is well-known for her many television roles, including Mary Beth Lacey in 'Cagney and Lacey' from 1982 to 1988, Alice Henderson in 'Christy' from 1994 to 1995, and Maxine Gray in 'Judging Amy' from 1999 to 2005. In total, she's won 6 Emmy Awards for these roles, out of 14 nominations. She also won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical for her role as Mama Rose in the 1989 revival of 'Gypsy,' the second actress to win a Tony for the role. She received an additional nomination in 2006 for a supporting role in 'Rabbit Hole.'

Ellen McLain is an actress and operatic soprano who has done extensive voicework for the Valve game corporation. She won an AIAS Interactive Achievement Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance for her portrayal of GLaDOS, the AI antagonist from the darkly humorous puzzle game "Portal".

I find it very boring, but at least it's not tacky, trashy, or ditzy in sound. It's got a pleasant sound and all, but it's very dull.

Ellen Hopkins, the author of Crank and Glass, among many other amazing novels.

I think Ellen is very classic and feminine without being too ornate or boring. Love it!

The actress Ellen Muth played the character "Georgia Lass" in the Showtime show titled "Dead Like Me."

I like this name. I think it is simple, yet elegant. One could use the nickname "Ellie" if one so desired. I find the nickname "Ellie" to be very cute and tasteful.

Another famous bearer is the English sailor Dame Ellen McArthur.

Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American singer and actress. She has appeared in film, television, theater, and cabaret. Among her best known roles including originating the role of Audrey in the stage version of "Little Shop of Horrors" off-Broadway in 1982 and the subsequent 1986 film adaptation. She also appeared in a Broadway productions of "The Threepenny Opera".

Quite a few celebrities have this name. Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actresses Ellen Barkin, Ellen Burstyn, Ellen Muth, Ellen Page and Ellen Pompeo from Grey's Anatomy.

Ellen Willmott (1858 - 1934) was a famous bearer of this name; she was a famous gardener and women's rights activist of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. In effect, she paved the way for women in the horticultural workplace. :)

This is my name and I think it's a great name. It kind of sounds like ln, the abbreviation for natural log. I'm surprised to see that it's been falling so much in popularity; it's a solid name.

My favorite nickname for this name is Nelle because it's Ellen backwards, and Elle and Ellie seem too insubstantial.

The only problem with Ellen is that it sounds like you're saying Helen but with a really English cockney accent.

A little on the dull side, but it's still a nice name.

Ellen Naomi Cohen was better known as "Mama" Cass Elliot.

It's nice and simple. It's my grandmother's middle name.

This name is simple, pretty, and fun. To add to its spunk, it's bourne by actress Ellen Page and the spectacular Ellen DeGeneres, and it's packaged with the adorable nickname Nell/y.

This was my great grandmother's middle name that she went by. I always wanted to name my daughter this but because of my last name being Page I can't. I hate when people give their kids celebrity names.

This name is nicer than Helen, in my opinion. Ellen is not so cold and standoffish.

Ellen is a character in Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth". She is a strong and rebellious woman, mysterious to most, but a loving mother and wife.

So beautiful.