Helen
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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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Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren have found they quite enjoy mob life, as they embody the dangerous and volatile criminal boss couple Conrad and Maeve Harrigan in "MobLand."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Barrett, the parent whose son plays trombone, brought her grade-school daughter Helen, who said kids were already losing out after wellness classes were cut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Helen becomes a stereo-speaker hobbyist and starts listening to the ambient music of Brian Eno, whom she learned of “from crossword puzzles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Australia's prime minister and fellow parliamentarians led sombre tributes Monday to "beacon of decency" and colleague Helen Haines, who remains in hospital after being struck by a car outside her office a week ago.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
“But where are you going to, Helen? Can you see? Do you know?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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