Helena

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Helena means "bright, shining light" or "torch" in Greek.
Scripts(How to write)
Ἑλένη (Greek)
Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronunciation
HEH-leh-na(German, Czech)
HEH-leh-nah(Finnish)
HEHL-ə-nə(English)
eh-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese)
heh-LEH-na(German)
heh-LEH-nah(Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian)
huh-LAY-nuh or HEL-en-uh
hə-LAYN-ə(English)
hə-LEEN-ə(English)
i-LEH-nu(European Portuguese)
kheh-LEH-na(Polish)
ə-LEH-nə(Catalan)
Popularity
Helena is a popular name in many countries, but it is most popular in Sweden, where it was the 16th most popular name for girls in 2020.

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Cartoon of Helena

Helena Name meanings & History

Helena means "bright, shining light" or "torch" in Greek. Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603). Helena is used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Helena: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Helena:

H: Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hyper,Hope,Haggle

E: Expressive,Enliven,Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment

L: Languid,Legal,Lover,Luscious,Liaison,Lovely,Lazy

N: Neurosis,Nagging,Nice,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Neat,Nervous

A: Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Argumentative

Helena is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Helena Bonham Carter (British actress), Helena Christensen (Danish model), Helena Rubinstein (Polish-American cosmetics entrepreneur).

2.) Helena (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) a form of Helen. See also Ilena.

Other Forms: Halayna, Halaynah, Halena, Halina, Helayna, Helaynah, Heleana, Heleanah, Heleena, Heleenah, Helenah, Helenia, Helenka, Helenna, Helina, Helinah, Hellaina, Hellana, Hellanah, Hellanna, Hellena, Hellenna, Helona, Helonna, Helyna, Helynah


3.) Helena (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) beautiful; ingenious

Other Forms: Helana, Helayna, Heleana, Helene, Hellena, Helyena, Lena


4.) HELENA (Female)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Latinate form of Helen, from the Greek Helene, which is derived from ele (light, torch, bright). The name was made popular by the story of Helen of Troy, the famous beauty whose capture by the Trojan prince Paris sparked off the Trojan War. Short: Elna (Danish); Lene, Nel (Dutch); Lena (Dutch, Scandinavian). (HEL-LEN-AH)


5.) HELENA (Female)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Helena is from the Greek Helene, a name derived from the root ele (light, torch, bright). The name is borne in Greek legend by the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. Her abduction by the Trojan prince Paris sparked off the Trojan War. The name became popular throughout the Christian world due to the fame of St. Helena (248-327), the mother of Constantine the Great. Her influence led to the toleration of Christianity, and she is credited with finding the True Cross buried in a hillock close to Calvary. Var: Halina. (HEH-LEH-NAH)


6.) Helena (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Bright

Other Forms: Helenah, Helene


7.) HELENA (Female)

Usage: Portuguese

Meanings: Derived from the Greek Helene, which is from the element ele (light, torch, bright). (EH-LEH-NAH)


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