Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛl.ən/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Variant of Helen.

Related Names

VariantsEllen, Helen, Helena, Elena
DiminutivesNell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish) Heleen, Helena, Eline, Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Alena, Ella, Hella, Ilka, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Ella, Elna, Lena, Nellie, Nelly(Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)

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Estonia: August 18

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Entry updated February 28, 2019