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Helena

  • /ˈhɛlənə/
  • /hɛˈliːnə/ Southern US, especially

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A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Stay gentle Helena, heare my excuſe: / My loue, my life, my ſoule, faire Helena.
  2. A transliteration of the Pannonian Rusyn female given name Гелена (Helena), equivalent to Helen.
  3. The capital city of Montana, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
  4. A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama.
  5. A city in Helena-West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas.
  6. A ghost town in Trinity County, California.
  7. A former city in Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
  8. An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
  9. A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Sand Beach Township, Huron County, Michigan.
  11. An unincorporated community in Turin Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
  12. A township in Scott County, Minnesota.
  13. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
  14. An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
  15. A hamlet in the town of Brasher, St. Lawrence County, New York.
  16. A village in Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
  17. A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
  18. A census-designated place in Newberry County, South Carolina.
  19. A ghost town in Karnes County, Texas.
  20. An unincorporated community in the town of Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
  21. A village in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

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Closest in meaning: elena, helene, stephanie, yelena, helen, mrs, hellenic, princess, sahelian, sahel, isle, island, connecticut, eleni, ellen, elaine

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MLA

"Helena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/helena. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Helena. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/helena

Chicago

"Helena." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/helena.

BibTeX
@misc{helena_2026,
  title = {Helena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}