Helen

Meaning

Name

1. (Greek, countable, uncountable) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
2. (countable, uncountable) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
3. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States:
4. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States:
5. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States:

Noun

Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

Synonyms

Ellen

Hellen

Elaine

Helena

Helen of Troy

Translations

Elena

Hélène

Ελένη

Helena

Helena

Elena

Helena

Helene

Helena

Elena

Eliene

Eléni

Helena

Heleen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛlən/

Etymology

From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.