ellen
/ˈɛl.ən/
ellen noun: zeal.
Noun
ellen (uncountable)
Proper noun capitalized: Ellen
Ellen (countable and uncountable, plural Ellens)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - "
Miss Viner closed her eyes.
"I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."1928, Agatha Christie, The Mystery of the Blue Train
- A river in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, that flows into the Solway Firth at Maryport.
ellen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
ellen in Hindi
- एलेन
ellen in Tamil
- எலன், எல்லன், எல்லென்
ellen in Marathi
- एलेन
ellen in Telugu
- ఎల్లెన్, ఎలెన్
More languagesFewer languages
- ellen in Malayalam
- എല്ലെൻ, എലൻ
- ellen in Kannada
- ಎಲ್ಲೆನ್, ಎಲೆನ್, ಎಲನ್
- ellen in Gujarati
- એલેન
- ellen in Odia
- ଏଲେନ୍, ଏଲ୍ଲେନ
- ellen in Nepali
- एलेन
Forms of ellen
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | elne |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Ellens |
Origin of ellen
From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).
Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē); also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot.
Words formed from ellen
Phrases with ellen
Words that rhyme with ellen
Questions about ellen
- What does ellen mean?
- Ellen means zeal.
- What is ellen in Hindi?
- Ellen in Hindi is एलेन. See Ellen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ellen?
- Ellen can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce ellen?
- Ellen is pronounced /ˈɛl.ən/.
Words near ellen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ellen (page history and authors); Ellen (page history and authors); ellen (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ellen (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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