helen
/ˈhɛlən/
helen noun: either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
Noun (1)
helen (plural helens)
- Either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
Proper noun capitalized: Helen
Helen (countable and uncountable, plural Helens)
- 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,
When with your blood you daily paint her thus.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair,
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- "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 - ...in 1910 she brought Helen into the world, the little female, or "mujercita", as her mother called all the babies, naming her after the glittery label on a facial ointment, The Helen of Troy Beauty Pomade, said to eradicate wrinkles, to soften and add a youthful glow to the user's skin - a...1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 6
- "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought —"
- A minor city in White County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
- A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Noun (2) capitalized: Helen
Helen (plural Helens)
- Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
- The Yellow Helen […] belongs to a clade of related swallowtail butterflies, the helenus group, or Helens, which are typically large, predominantly black butterflies with long tails and a large, white area on the hindwings.2017, David G. James, The Book of Caterpillars, page 58
helen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
helen in Hindi
- हेलेन, हेलन
helen in Tamil
- ஹெலன், ஹெலென்
helen in Marathi
- हेलेन, हेलन
helen in Urdu
- ہیلن, ہیلین
More languagesFewer languages
- helen in Bengali
- হেলেন
- helen in Telugu
- హెలెన్, హెలన్
- helen in Malayalam
- ഹെലെൻ, ഹെലൻ
- helen in Kannada
- ಹೆಲೆನ್, ಹೆಲನ್
- helen in Punjabi
- ਹੇਲਨ, ਹੇਲੇਨ
- helen in Gujarati
- હેલેન, હેલન
- helen in Odia
- ହେଲେନ, ହେଲେନ୍, ହେଲନ୍
- helen in Nepali
- हेलेन, हेलन
Forms of helen
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | helens |
| plural | Helens |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Helens |
Origin of helen
From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.
Words formed from helen
Phrases with helen
Words that rhyme with helen
Questions about helen
- What does helen mean?
- Helen means either of a pair of curved, spine-like appendages on some hyoliths.
- What is helen in Hindi?
- Helen in Hindi is हेलेन, हेलन. See Helen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is helen?
- Helen can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce helen?
- Helen is pronounced /ˈhɛlən/.
- What is the plural of helen?
- The plural of helen is helens.
Words near helen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: helen (page history and authors); Helen (page history and authors); helen (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); helen (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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