Definitions for Helen
ˈhɛl ənHe·len

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1. Helen, Helen of Troynoun

   (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

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1. Helennoun

   Helen of Troy, a famous beauty in classical Greek legend.

   Etymology: From Ἑλένη, possibly connected with ἥλιος.

2. Helennoun

   the daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.

   Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair,

   Etymology: From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη ( Helénē ) .

3. Helennoun

   A female given name from Ancient Greek.

   "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - "

   Etymology: From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη ( Helénē ) .

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1. Helen

   the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta; the most beautiful of women, who was carried off to Troy by Paris, to revenge whose abduction the princes of Greece, who had pledged themselves to protect her, made war on Troy, a war which lasted ten years.

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1. helen

   Song lyrics by helen -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by helen on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Greek Mythology
   • Mythical Being

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Helen' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3718

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Helen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2505

How to pronounce Helen?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Helen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Helen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Helen in a Sentence

1. Lori Gregory:

   When we first got certified with therapy for Rojo, I thought 'oh this will be fun,' the first visit that we did, Shannon had him on the lead, and was taking him into a rehab facility. And I was kind of on his backside with all the nurses, and as she would take him in along the bedsides, I would hear them getting so excited. They said 'wow, Herald hasn't spoken in a month and I heard him say he's cute!' Or, 'look, Helen is trying to sit up and she hasn't moved for weeks.' Every room we were going in to, it was like seeing miracles happen.

2. Erma Bombeck:

   Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

3. Tim Peake:

   After a gap of 24 years since Helen Sharman flew to the Mir space station, the Union (Jack) flag is going to be flown and worn in space once again, what that means is that there's nothing to stop the schoolkids in Great Britain today from being amongst the first men and women to set on foot on Mars in the future.

4. Polly Swann:

   For Helen Glover, Helen Glover was looking after three kids. For me, I was working in a hospital a year ago today, i don't think there's many people in the Olympic athlete setup that can say these things and be in a final.

5. Jasmine Zeleny:

   Unfortunately, the snakes preferred exit point was blocked after being spooked by Helen sitting down, and it lashed out in fear.

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