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Re: WDYT of Helena
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Yeah, I myself like Helena a lot more than Helen.
Helena's very Victorian, but I can see it on a young girl, much more so than Helen.
Helena Jane
Helena Elizabeth
Helena Mary
Helena Frances
Helena Alexandra
Helena Thomasina
Helena RebeccaA nickname might be Lena...but I just think it should be Helena w/o a nickname.You know, there's a town in Alabama named Helena, named after one of my relatives. I can't remember if her name was Helen or Helena, probably the latter because my family had some rather interesting names for girls sometimes...another one was Parthenia.
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Helena, AL...
It's several hours from where I live, but I've heard the history before. It was named after Helen Lee, who was the girlfriend of a railroad engineer (whose name I really can't remember!).
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Oh, thanks! I think Helen Lee is maybe my great-great-great-aunt? Or rather, my great-grandfathers? Anyway, I'm related...the Alabama Lees are one of my families.
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