Helene
[həˈleɪn]Meaning
ancient Greek form of Helen; also modern Scandinavian and German
Background Story
Helene is the ancient Greek form of Helen, and the modern Scandinavian and German form of the name. It is a female given name used in many languages, among them Armenian, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian and Finnish. The French form is Hélène, and related forms include Helena, Ellen and Elena, with diminutives such as Ella, Lena and Lene. Name days are observed for it in Hungary on October 14, in Estonia on August 18 and in Greece on May 21.
Variations
Helena, Elena, Alena
Related Names
Helena
Latinate form of Helen
Althea
From the greek name althaia, perhaps related to althos, "healing"
Andria
Georgian, Corsican and Sardinian form of Andrew
Dorris
Variant of Doris
Elinor
Variant of Eleanor, a female given name
Harmonia
Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek
Hellen
Neriah
Means "lamp of Yahweh" in Hebrew, from נֵר (ner) "lamp, light" and יָהּ (yah)
Adelpha
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage
Aileen
Irish feminine given name, a variant of Eileen