Hellen

H4E1L1L1E1N1
/ˈhɛlən/

proper noun

the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus

OriginAncient Greek Ἕλλην →
UncommonScrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

Hellen1

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesthe mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus

Hellen2

proper nounHellen (plural Hellens)

plural Hellens

  1. A surname.

Origin

Hellen · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἝλλην
  2. EnglishHellen

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Hellen · proper noun

  1. Middle FrenchHelien
  2. EnglishHellen

* As a Swedish surname, from häll (“flat rock”) + adjectival suffix -en. Also found in Finland. * As an English surname, variant of Ellen, sometimes confused with Helen. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from the placename Helléan in France, from Middle French Helien, named after Hellean, a Brythonic/Celtic figure of ancient Britain, which could ultimately be related to the source of Ellis.

More words from Middle French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Ἕλλην
  • Ἕλλην (Héllēn)mythological patriarch
Latin Hellēn
  • Hellēnmythological patriarch
Spanish Helén, Heleno
  • Helénmythological patriarch
  • Helenomythological patriarch
Cite this entry
APA

Hellen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellen

MLA

“Hellen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellen.

Source: Hellen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.