Helene
[h蓹藞le瑟n]Meaning
ancient greek form of helen; modern scandinavian and german form
Background Story
Helene is the ancient Greek form of Helen, and it is also the modern Scandinavian and German form of the name. It is used in Armenian, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian and Finnish, among other languages.
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 谞值专 (ner) "lamp, light" and 讬指讛旨 (yah)
Adelpha
Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage
Aileen
Irish feminine given name, a variant of eileen