Helene (name)

For other uses, see Helene (disambiguation).

HelenePronunciation| French: [elɛn]

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Gender| Female
Origin
Word/name| Greek
Other names
Related names| Helen, Helena, Elene, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni

Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.[1]

The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia \- August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.

## People with the given name Helene

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* Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans
* Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
* Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis,
* Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
* Hélène Alarie (1941–2023), Canadian politician
* Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician
* Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist
* Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
* Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist
* Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor
* Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor
* Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor
* Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer
* Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist
* Countess Hélène Mannerheim (1842–1881), Finnish noblewoman
* Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
* Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor
* Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater
* Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician
* Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist
* Hélène Noesmoen (born 1992), French windsurfer
* Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 1962), French chemist and engineer
* Hélène Pastor (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco
* Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (born 1932), Canadian journalist and writer
* Helene Pellicano (born 2002), Maltese tennis player
* Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist
* Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
* Helene Spilling (born 1996), Norwegian dancer
* Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress
* Hélène Rollès (born 1966), French singer
* Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician
* Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert
* Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician

## Classical figures

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* Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
* Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
* Helene, a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her
* Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in Adversus Haereses

## See also

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* All pages with titles beginning with Helene (name)
* All pages with titles beginning with Hélène

## References

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1. ^ "Helen". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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