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Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη. [1] The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.
Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἑλένη, Helenē (dialectal variants: Ἑλένα, Helena, Ἐλένα, Elena, Ϝελένα, Welena), which descends from Proto-Hellenic *Ηwelénā, from a pre-Hellenic or late Proto-Indo-European *Swelénā (a solar deity), ultimately derived from the Indo-European root *swel-(to shine, warm).
The name Hellene was given the meaning "pagan" by the early Christian church, and retained that meaning until the end of the millennium. It is believed that contact with Christian Jews led some Christians to use Hellene as a means of religious differentiation.
Helene (name), a Greek feminine given name; Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda; Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis; Helene, a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her; Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in Adversus Haereses
According to Thucydides, Achaea Phthiotis, as the birthplace of Hellen, [28] was the home of the Hellenes; he says that before Hellen the name "Hellas" (Ἑλλάς) didn't exist, but rather there were various tribes which went under different names, particularly "Pelasgian". [29]
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Word/name: Greek: Meaning: Light or Bright: Other names; Related names: Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene: Helena is the Latin form of Helen. People with this name include ...
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