Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.[1]
Pronunciation | French: [elɛn] |
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Gender | Female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Other names | |
Related names | Helen, Helena, Elene, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni |
The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.
People with the given name Helene
edit- Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans
- Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
- Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis,
- Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
- Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician
- Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist
- Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
- Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist
- Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor
- Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor
- Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist
- Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
- Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor
- Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater
- Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician
- Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist
- Hélène Noesmoen (born 1992), French windsurfer
- Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 1962), French chemist and engineer
- Hélène Pastor (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco
- Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (born 1932), Canadian journalist and writer
- Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist
- Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
- Helene Spilling (born 1996), Norwegian dancer
- Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress
- Hélène Rollès (born 1966), French singer
- Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician
- Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert
- Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician