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Helene

/hɛlˈiːn/

Helene proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Helene (countable and uncountable, plural Helenes)

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 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.1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Penguin, published 1973, →ISBN, page 18
  2. A moon of the planet Saturn.

Forms of Helene

pluralHelenes

Origin of Helene

From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen, Helena, and Elaine.

Questions about Helene

What does Helene mean?
Helene means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Helene?
Helene is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Helene?
Helene is pronounced /hɛlˈiːn/.

Words near Helene in the dictionary

  1. Helen'geli
  2. Helena
  3. Helena-West Helena
  4. helenalin
  5. Helendale
  6. Helene
  7. Helenean
  8. Helengrad
  9. helenin
  10. helenite
  11. helenium

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