- Helene (name)
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name = Helene
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related names = Helen, Helena, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni
footnotes =Helene ( _fr. Hélène) is a female given name from the Greek "Ἑλένη", meaning "
torch " or "corposant". Themodern Greek pronunciation is Eleni, and in English there is also Helena, Elena, Elaine, Helen, Hellen, or Ellen. The name is first attested in the "Iliad " —Helen of Troy .The name is used in many other languages. Name days:
Hungary (as "Heléne") -October 14 ,Estonia (as "Helen") -August 18 ,Greece (as "Ελένη") -May 21 .People with the given name Helene
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Helene Schjerfbeck , an artist
* Helene Holman, an artist in dramatic, comic and vocal studies. Well known for her unusual facials when acting.
*Helene Speight , a finalist inThe Apprentice (UK Series Four) ee also
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Helena
*Helen
*Eleni
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