Etymology

helen

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Today it means: Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio. Full definition →

French Hélène ← Latin Helena ← Ancient Greek Ἑλένη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλένη
  2. Latin · derived fromHelena
  3. French · derived fromHélène
  4. English todayHelen

From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.

Words from the same roots

FrenchHélène all →

Helene

LatinHelena all →

HelenaJelenaYelena

Ancient GreekἙλένη all →

ellenelaineJelenaYelena

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.