Helene
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen.
Proper noun edit
Helene
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Penguin, published 1973, →ISBN, page 18:
- She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that.
- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.
Proper noun edit
Helene
- a female given name
- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
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References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 26 376 females with the given name Helene have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From French Hélène and from German Helene.
Proper noun edit
Helene (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Helene
- a female given name
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Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Proper noun edit
Helene
- Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
- Greek person
Verb edit
Helene
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English Helen and Helene.
Proper noun edit
Helene
- a female given name from English
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References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur as a mononym in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
- Helene Piko, married in 1892, Molokai
- Helene Wainee, married in 1900, Honolulu
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.le.neː/, [ˈhɛɫ̪ɛneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.le.ne/, [ˈɛːlene]
Proper noun edit
Helenē f (genitive Helenēs); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Helenē | Helenae |
Genitive | Helenēs | Helenārum |
Dative | Helenae | Helenīs |
Accusative | Helenēn | Helenās |
Ablative | Helenē | Helenīs |
Vocative | Helenē | Helenae |
References edit
“Helenē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.
Proper noun edit
Helene
- a female given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 708 females with the given name Helene living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with frequency peaks in the 1880s and the 1990s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From French Hélène. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1810. Variant of Helena (“Helen”).
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Helene c (genitive Helenes)
- a female given name