Helene
English
Proper noun
Helene
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Penguin, published 1973, →ISBN, page 18:
- She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that.
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- (astronomy) A moon of the planet Saturn.
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.
Estonian
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Cognate with the English Helen.
Pronunciation
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Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heˈle.ne/, [hɛˈlɛnɛ]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur as a mononym in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
- Helene Piko, married in 1892, Molokai
- Helene Wainee, married in 1900, Honolulu
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhe.le.neː/, [ˈhɛɫ̪ɛneː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.le.ne/, [ˈɛːlene]
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Helenē | Helenae |
Genitive | Helenēs | Helenārum |
Dative | Helenae | Helenīs |
Accusative | Helenēn | Helenās |
Ablative | Helenē | Helenīs |
Vocative | Helenē | Helenae |
References
“Helenē”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
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