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Meaning and origin
Helen is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Torch`.


Where is it used?
The name Helen is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Elen (In Welsh)
Olena (In Ukrainian)
Eilidh (In Scottish)
Ileana (In Romanian)
Jelena (In Latvian and in Serbian)
Elena (In Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and in Romanian)
Léan (In Irish)
Ilona (In Hungarian and in Finnish)
Helena (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish and in Finnish)
Helene (In German)
Hélene (In French)
Eliina (In Finnish)
Elina (In Finnish)
Ellen (In English)
Eleanor (In English)
Elaine (In English)


If it's too long people might use
In German: Lene


See also
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Leonor
In Scandinavian, German and in Russian: Lena
In Russian: Yelena
In Russian: Alyona
In Italian: Leonora
In Italian: Eleonora
In Irish, English and in Scandinavian: Nora
In Hungarian: Ilonka (F)
In Hungarian: Ilka (F)
In Hungarian: Ili (F)
In German: Leonore
In German: Eleonore
In German: Leni (F)
In French: Eléonore
In English: Elle
In English: Nell
In English: Nelly
In English: Ella
In English: Nellie
In English: Nelle
In English: Ellie
In English: Lenore
In English: Eleanora
In English: Elinor
In English: Eleonor
In English: Elenora
In English: Eleanore
In Other languages: Elea


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Helen`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Helen:
   I Love my name & you don't find very many people named Helen!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Some people used to mess around and pick on me and say Hell-In
   If my name wasn`t Helen....:
   I wonder what my name would be!!
   Extra information:
   

More `Helen` links
Helen as abbreviation
Actors named Helen
Helen in the encyclopedia