Helena
English
Etymology
A Latinate form of Helen, from Latin Helena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛlənə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Helena
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
- Stay gentle Helena, heare my excuſe: / My loue, my life, my ſoule, faire Helena.
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- The capital city of Montana, United States and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
- A city in Alabama.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A town in Oklahoma.
- A village in Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Mississippi.
- A hamlet in New York.
- A ghost town in Texas.
Derived terms
- Helena-West Helena
- McRae-Helena
- Saint Helena, St. Helena
Anagrams
- Lehane, anhele
Catalan
Proper noun
Helena f
- Helena
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Helena, from Latin Helena.
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name from Latin
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦɛlɛna]
Proper noun
Helena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Helen
Related terms
- See Helén
- Ilona
Further reading
- Helena in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- Helena in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
A Latinate variant of Danish Helene (“Helen”).
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦeːˈleːnaː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: He‧le‧na
Proper noun
Helena f
- a female given name, a Latinate variant of Heleen (=Helen)
Related terms
- Heleen, Leen
Estonian
Etymology
From Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Jelena.
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name, equivalent to English Helen
Related terms
- Heleene, Elina, Elle, Ellen, Hele, Helen, Heleri, Heli, Helina, Helle, Ilona
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē), cognate with English Helen.
Proper noun
Helena f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Helena: Helenuson
- daughter of Helena: Helenudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Helena |
Accusative | Helenu |
Dative | Helenu |
Genitive | Helenu |
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē), cognate with English Helen. Doublet of Elina, Helinä, Elena, and Jelena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhelenɑ/, [ˈhe̞le̞nɑ]
- Rhymes: -elenɑ
- Syllabification(key): He‧le‧na
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name
- 1984, Veronica Pimenoff, Loistava Helena, Tammi, →ISBN, page 55:
- Se ei koskaan unohtanut Helenan nimipäivää, vaan päivitteli joka vuosi typerään tapaansa että Helena oli niitä nimiä jotka sukupolvesta toiseen säilyttivät asemansa. Aika oudosti sanottu Maggi-tädiltä. No, olihan noita Helenoita.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1991, Orvokki Kangas, Marraslapsi, Karisto, →ISBN, page 17:
- Eeva kysyi Matiakselta, tuntuisiko tästä turhamaiselta tai herraskaiselta, jos lapsen kutsumanimeksi pantaisiin Helena. Hän kertoi myös kotikylän nimikkokukasta. Hänen rakkautensa kukkaan oli saanut alkunsa Helenan tarinasta.
—Aivan hyvä nimi, sanoi Matias, —sopisikohan siihen vielä Loviisa-äidin nimi?- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Declension
Inflection of Helena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Helena | Helenat | |
genitive | Helenan | Helenoiden Helenoitten | |
partitive | Helenaa | Helenoita | |
illative | Helenaan | Helenoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Helena | Helenat | |
accusative | nom. | Helena | Helenat |
gen. | Helenan | ||
genitive | Helenan | Helenoiden Helenoitten Helenainrare | |
partitive | Helenaa | Helenoita | |
inessive | Helenassa | Helenoissa | |
elative | Helenasta | Helenoista | |
illative | Helenaan | Helenoihin | |
adessive | Helenalla | Helenoilla | |
ablative | Helenalta | Helenoilta | |
allative | Helenalle | Helenoille | |
essive | Helenana | Helenoina | |
translative | Helenaksi | Helenoiksi | |
instructive | — | Helenoin | |
abessive | Helenatta | Helenoitta | |
comitative | — | Helenoineen |
Possessive forms of Helena (type kulkija) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Helenani | Helenamme |
2nd person | Helenasi | Helenanne |
3rd person | Helenansa |
Related terms
- Elina, Ellen, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Helinä, Helli, Hellin, Ilona, Leena
German
Etymology
Latinate variant of German Helene (“Helen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɛˌlena]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: He‧le‧na
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English Helen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heˈle.na/, [hɛˈlɛnə]
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name from English
Related terms
- ʻElena
- Helene
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Helena occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.
Icelandic
Proper noun
Helena f
- a female given name
Declension
f-w1 | singular | |
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indefinite | ||
nominative | Helena | |
accusative | Helenu | |
dative | Helenu | |
genitive | Helenu |
Latin
Alternative forms
- Helene
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.le.na/, [ˈhɛɫ̪ɛnä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.le.na/, [ˈɛːlenä]
Proper noun
Helena f (genitive Helenae); first declension
- Helen
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Helena | Helenae |
Genitive | Helenae | Helenārum |
Dative | Helenae | Helenīs |
Accusative | Helenam | Helenās |
Ablative | Helenā | Helenīs |
Vocative | Helena | Helenae |
Descendants
- Eastern Romance:
- Romanian: Ileana
- → Italian: Ileana
- → Spanish: Ileana
- Romanian: Ileana
- Italian: Elena
- Old French: Elene, Elaine
- → English: Elaine
- Old Portuguese:
- Portuguese: Elena, Helena
- Old Spanish:
- Spanish: Elena
- Sardinian: Elene
From Italian and Spanish Elena
- → English: Elena
- → Czech: Elena
- → Danish: Elena
- → Finnish: Elena
- → German: Elena
- → Latvian: Elēna, Elena
- → Norwegian: Elena
- → Swedish: Elena
Medieval borrowings
- → Danish: Elin
- → English: Ellen
- → Hawaiian: ʻElena
- → Faroese: Elin
- → Finnish: Elina, Eliina
- → Hungarian: Ilona
- → Czech: Ilona
- → Estonian: Ilona
- → Finnish: Ilona
- → German: Ilona
- → Latvian: Ilona
- → Lithuanian: Ilona
- → Polish: Ilona
- → Irish: Léan
- → Latvian: Elīna
- → Lithuanian: Elena
- → Norwegian: Elin
- → Swedish: Elin, Elina
- → Welsh: Elen
Modern borrowings
- → Alemannic German: Helene
- → Basque: Helena
- → Breton: Elena
- → Catalan: Helena
- → Czech: Helena
- → Danish: Helena, Helene
- → Dutch: Helena, Heleen
- → English: Helena
- → English: Helen
- → Estonian: Helena, Helina
- → Faroese: Helena
- → Finnish: Helena
- → French: Hélène
- → Armenian: Էլեն (Ēlen)
- → English: Helen
- → Swedish: Hélène
- → German: Helena, Helene
- → Greek: Ελενα (Elena)
- → Hungarian: Heléna, Helené
- → Karelian: Heta
- → Latvian: Helēna
- → Lithuanian: Helenė
- → Northern Sami: Helená, Heleainná
- → Norwegian: Helena, Helene
- → Polish: Helena
- → Portuguese: Helena
- → Romanian: Elena
- → Spanish: Helena
- → Slovak: Helena, Elena
- → Slovene: Helena
- → Swedish: Helena, Helene
- → Yiddish: העלענע (Helene)
References
“Helena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Norwegian
Etymology
Latinate variant of Norwegian Helene (“Helen”).
Proper noun
Helena
- a female given name
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛˈlɛ.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛna
- Syllabification: He‧le‧na
- Homophone: helena
Proper noun
Helena f (diminutive Helenka)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Helen
- (Greek mythology) Helen (goddess worshipped in Laconia and Rhodes)
- (Greek mythology) Helen (daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War)
- (astronomy) Helene (moon of Saturn)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Helena | Heleny |
genitive | Heleny | Helen |
dative | Helenie | Helenom |
accusative | Helenę | Heleny |
instrumental | Heleną | Helenami |
locative | Helenie | Helenach |
vocative | Heleno | Heleny |
Further reading
- Helena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Helena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Elena
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈlẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈle.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /iˈle.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: He‧le‧na
Proper noun
Helena f
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen
Derived terms
- Lena
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛlɛna/
Proper noun
Helena f (genitive singular Heleny, nominative plural Heleny, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Helena | Heleny |
genitive | Heleny | Helien |
dative | Helene | Helenám |
accusative | Helenu | Heleny |
locative | Helene | Helenách |
instrumental | Helenou | Helenami |
Derived terms
- Helenka, Helenôčka
- Hela, Helka
- Heluša, Heluška
- Ela, Elka
- Eluša, Eluška
Further reading
- Helena in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Swedish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē), cognate with English Helen. First recorded in Sweden in the 12th century.
Proper noun
Helena c (genitive Helenas)
- a female given name
Related terms
- Elin, Elina, Ellen, Elna, Helen, Helén, Helene, Hélène, Lena
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 82 717 females with the given name Helena living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.