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Given name · Persian

هلن

“the shining light”

هلن (helen) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Persian.

PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Helen.

Meaning & origin

What it means

هلن is Helen written in Arabic script. In English use, Helen has a related form in Ellen. In English use, Ellen carries the interpretation “the shining light.”

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Where it comes from

هلن comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

هلن’s family of names

In Persian usage, هلن has a conventional equivalent in the English form Helen. In Persian usage, هلن can be written in the Roman alphabet as Helen.

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هلنHelen

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