Helena

American  

[hel-uh-nuh, huh-lee-nuh] / ˈhɛl ə nə, həˈli nə /

noun

1. Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.

2. a city in and the capital of Montana, in the W part.

3. a female given name, form of Helen.

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Helena ¹ British  

/ ˈhɛlənə /

noun

1. a city in W Montana: the state capital. Pop: 26 718 (2003 est)

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Helena ² British  

/ hɛlənə /

noun

1. Saint. ?248–?328 _ad , Roman empress, mother of Constantine I. After converting to Christianity (313) she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (?326) where she supposedly discovered the cross on which Christ died. Feast day: May 21

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Example Sentences

Baroness Helena Kennedy, a human rights lawyer and Labour peer in the House of Lords in the UK, said she was told the redactions in the documents were there to protect the victims.

From BBC

But about a mile and a half away on Helena Drive sits Marilyn Monroe’s former home, where she was found dead.

From Los Angeles Times

"Just one area left," Helena Dunk, the aesthetic nurse practitioner who owns the clinic, Skin HD, reassures her.

From BBC

It still owns the overseas territory of St. Helena, a small and isolated island, relatively easy to secure.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the arrest Mr Scott, from nearby St Ives, said the "adrenaline was still pumping", and when he phoned his daughter Helena, it was a "massive relief" to learn she was not on that train.

From BBC