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

“These statues are city property,” Mayor Helena Moreno, a Democrat, said in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

For Helena Nicoleti, 8, who wore a T-shirt featuring a capybara drinking bubble tea to the zoo, seeing Kiwi was a highlight, along with the lion and the Mexican axolotl.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Helena Rowland's play-making skills at inside centre give England plenty, but not the direct route to the line that the injured Tatyana Heard offered.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The person, who has tested negative for the rare disease and is showing no symptoms, arrived in Taiwan on May 7 after disembarking from the cruise ship in Saint Helena on April 24.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I looked at Helena, eating biscuits much faster than was polite, and shook my head.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron