The girl's name Helen is pronounced HEL-en. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "sun ray; shining light." Mythology: the abduction of Zeus's mortal daughter, Helen of Troy, resulted in the Trojan War. Hers was "the face that launched a thousand ships." There was a Saint Helena, mother to Constantine the Great, whose purity allowed her to discover the True Cross. Helene (hel-LANE) is a French form; Halina is Polish. See also Alanna. Writer Helen Keller; actresses Helen Hayes, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham-Carter; publisher Helen Gurley Brown; singer Helen Reddy.
Helen has 77 variant forms: Aileen, Ailene, Aleanor, Alene, Aline, Eileen, Elaina, Elaine, Elana, Elayne, Eleanor, Eleanore, Elena, Eleni, Elenora, Elenore, Eleonora, Elianora, Elinor, Ella, Elladine, Elleanora, Elle, Ellee, Ellen, Ellenora, Ellette, Ellie, Ellin, Elliner, Ellinor, Elly, Ellyn, Elnora, Galina, Halina, Helaina, Helaine, Helana, Heleanor, Heleena, Helenore, Helena, Helene, Helenann, Helenna, Hélène, Helia, Hella, Hellen, Hellena, Hellene, Hellenor, Hellia, Ileana, Ilene, Ilona, Jelena, Lana, Leanora, Lena, Lenore, Leonara, Leonora, Leonore, Leora, Lienor, Lina, Nelda, Nell, Nellette, Nelliana, Nellie, Nelly, Nonnie, Nora and Yelena.
For more information, see also related names Aibhilin, Alana, Alena, Alina, Leanna, Olena and Yalena. Search for names similar to Helen starting with He-, Hel- or ending with -en, -len, -elen.
Helen is a very popular female first name, ranking 15 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Helen is a common surname, ranking 33649 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
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