Helene

[huh-leen]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Helen.

Example Sentences

Befitting her expansive approach, the latest anthology she curated, “The Portable Feminist Reader,” includes a wide variety of writing ranging from ancient texts to work by established feminists like bell hooks and Helene Cixous, alongside contemporaries such as Jessica Valenti, Sara Ahmed and Audre Lorde.

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps the most concrete example of this came in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 250 people and wreaked havoc across the southeastern U.S. last September.

From Salon

Politico’s E&E News reports that, because of the GOP’s budget cuts, the Unicoi County Hospital in rural east Tennessee — a predominantly Republican region — may never reopen after being severely flooded by Hurricane Helene.

From Salon

But his presidential campaign embraced the practice leading up to the 2024 election, encouraging his supporters — especially those affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina — to take advantage of mail-in voting opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times

We have since lived through Hurricane Maria ripping apart Puerto Rico in 2017, Hurricane Helene washing away communities across the Southeastern seaboard in 2024, and sudden flash floods in Texas earlier this month.

From Salon