Given name · Ancient Greek

Ἑλένη

“to shine, warm, smoulder, burn”

Ἑλένη (Helénē) is a feminine given name, probably from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Helénē.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Ἑλένη probably goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swel-, meaning “to shine, warm, smoulder, burn.”

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Where it comes from

Ἑλένη probably comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Ancient Greek usage, Ἑλένη is a feminine form of Ἕλενος.

Ἑλένη’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Ἑλένη is a feminine form of Ἕλενος. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἑλένη has a conventional equivalent in the German form Helene. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἑλένη has a transliteration in Helénē.

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Ἑλένη has relatives in 24 languages.

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