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View Name: Helene


HELENE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
OTHER SCRIPTS: ‘Ελενη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: he-LE-nu (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Elena, Helena, Ilona (German), Elin, Helena (Scandinavian), Helena (Ancient Greek), Helen, Helena (Greek Mythology)
DIMINUTIVES: Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni (German), Ella (Scandinavian)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Elena (Bulgarian), Helena, Jelena, Elena, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Croatian), Helena, Alena, Ilona, Lenka (Czech), Eli, Lena, Lene (Danish), Heleen, Helena, Heleentje (Dutch), Elaine, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nelda, Nell, Nella, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly (English), Shelena (English (African American)), Helena, Leena (Estonian), Eliina, Elina, Helena, Heleena, Heli, Ilona, Leena (Finnish), Hélène (French), Elene (Georgian), Elene, Eleni (Greek), Heléna, Ili, Ilka, Ilona, Ilonka (Hungarian), Léan (Irish), Elena (Italian), Helēna, Jeļena, Ilona (Latvian), Elena, Ilona (Lithuanian), Elena (Macedonian), Eli, Lena, Lene (Norwegian), Helena, Ilona, Lena (Polish), Helena (Portuguese), Elena, Ileana, Lenuța (Romanian), Elena, Yelena, Alyona, Lena (Russian), Eilidh (Scottish), Jelena (Serbian), Helena, Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Elena, Jelka (Slovene), Elena, Ileana, Iliana (Spanish), Elina, Lena, Lennie, Lenny (Swedish), Olena (Ukrainian), Elen, Elin (Welsh), Elaine (Welsh Mythology)
Popularity
United States  - 
France  ranked #334 
Norway  ranked #53 
SEE ALSO
HÉLÈNE


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