Helen
[hel-uh n]
- Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- a female given name.
Origin of Helen
< French Hélène < Latin Helena < Greek Helénē, of obscure origin, probably the name of a pre-Greek vegetation goddess; often linked by folk etymology with helénē, helánē torch, St. Elmo's fire, an unrelated word
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Examples from the Web for helen
Contemporary Examples
And will this become four, if Cole and Helen have theirs added too?
In The Affair, “the others” are the existing partners and even the children that Noah and Helen have, much-loved as they are.
How Will They End ‘The Affair’? Showtime’s Adultery Drama Defies PredictabilityTim Teeman
December 11, 2014
Why did Helen stop kissing her but continue kissing her sons after Bechdel was 7?
It took Helen 10 years “to come around” to Bechdel being gay.
Helen jumps, and her mother backs away, letting her fall to the ground.
‘Wetlands,’ About A Bodily Fluid-Obsessed German Teen, Is the Year's Raunchiest FilmMarlow Stern
August 29, 2014
Historical Examples
I had particular attention paid to Helen's skating on that very account.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
Moreover, little Helen got in the first remark in the way of serious conversation.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
He wrote to his cousin Helen asking if he might bring a friend with him.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
The story was there recorded in black and white on the page written by Helen Morris.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
By all who have seen her, Helen Winship is pronounced the most beautiful of women.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
Helen
- Greek myth the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose abduction by Paris from her husband Menelaus caused the Trojan War
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Word Origin and History for helen
Helen
fem. proper name, from French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Greek Helene, fem. proper name, probably fem. of helenos "the bright one." Among the top 10 popular names for girl babies in the U.S. born between 1890 and 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper