Definitions for helen
ˈhɛl ənhe·len

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helen, Helen of Troynoun

   (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helennoun

   Helen of Troy, a famous beauty in classical Greek legend.

2. Helennoun

   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,

3. Helennoun

   A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - "

4. Etymology: From Ἑλένη, possibly connected with ἥλιος.

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1. helen

   Helen is primarily a female given name derived from the Greek word 'Helene' meaning "light" or "bright". The most famous historical figure with this name is Helen of Troy from Greek mythology, who was considered the most beautiful woman in the world, and whose abduction triggered the Trojan War. Other variations of the name exist in different cultures and languages.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Helen

   the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta; the most beautiful of women, who was carried off to Troy by Paris, to revenge whose abduction the princes of Greece, who had pledged themselves to protect her, made war on Troy, a war which lasted ten years.

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1. helen

   Song lyrics by helen -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by helen on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HELEN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Helen is ranked #73215 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Helen surname appeared 265 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Helen.
   
   65.2% or 173 total occurrences were White.
   16.2% or 43 total occurrences were Black.
   7.1% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6% or 16 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Mythology
   • Mythical Being

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'helen' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3718

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'helen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2505

How to pronounce helen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say helen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of helen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of helen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of helen in a Sentence

1. Polly Swann:

   For Helen Glover, Helen Glover was looking after three kids. For me, I was working in a hospital a year ago today, i don't think there's many people in the Olympic athlete setup that can say these things and be in a final.

2. Helen Perry:

   [ I had ] 60 hours in a lovely cabin with a gorgeous view … best sick bed I've ever stayed in, i enjoyed Helen Perry enormously in spite of it.

3. H. Jackson Browne:

   Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.

4. Jasmine Zeleny:

   Unfortunately, the snakes preferred exit point was blocked after being spooked by Helen sitting down, and it lashed out in fear.

5. Lori Gregory:

   When we first got certified with therapy for Rojo, I thought 'oh this will be fun,' the first visit that we did, Shannon had him on the lead, and was taking him into a rehab facility. And I was kind of on his backside with all the nurses, and as she would take him in along the bedsides, I would hear them getting so excited. They said 'wow, Herald hasn't spoken in a month and I heard him say he's cute!' Or, 'look, Helen is trying to sit up and she hasn't moved for weeks.' Every room we were going in to, it was like seeing miracles happen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=helen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Helen
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Helen
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html