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Helen¹
- /ˈhɛlən/
Rhymes with -ɛlən
Where it comes from
From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.
proper noun Helens
- The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair, When with your blood you daily paint her thus.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek. "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought —" Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."
- A minor city in White County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
- A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
noun Helens
- Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio. The Yellow Helen […] belongs to a clade of related swallowtail butterflies, the helenus group, or Helens, which are typically large, predominantly black butterflies with long tails and a large, white area on the hindwings.
helen²
noun helens
- Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ellen, mrs, gala, compassion, marshall, heal, helene, ann, lena, helena, elena, jolene, brian, hackett, loveliness, comeliness
Translations
Talk about this word "helen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. helen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helen "helen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helen.Cite this
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title = {helen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
