Helen
Americannoun
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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.
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a female given name.
noun
Etymology
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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"We should do what I imagine Helen would be doing if she was not the victim of this terrible attack - reaching out to those who are terribly distressed by what has happened," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
But the "two most important parts of Helen", her heart and her mind, were in "good shape", her husband Phil Haines said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
"Helen was well respected. She was diligent and hard working," Grant told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
"All of our love and all of our thoughts are with Helen and her family and friends."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
In 1884, two years after his first wife died, abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass married a white woman, Helen Pitts.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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