Helena

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Helena is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "light" or "bright one," famously borne by figures such as Helen of Troy and various saints and queens.

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Label Occurrences
Helena canonical 10

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf feminine given name
given name
personal name
associatedWithFigure Helen of Troy NERFINISHED
Helena of Constantinople NERFINISHED
Queen Helena of Adiabene NERFINISHED
Saint Helena NERFINISHED
derivedFrom Ἑλένη NERFINISHED
etymologicallyRelatedTo sunlight
torch
hasCategory Feminine given names
Greek feminine given names
hasConnotation beauty
brightness
radiance
hasGender feminine
hasHistoricalUsageSince antiquity
hasLinguisticType proper noun
hasMeaning bright one
light
hasOrigin Ancient Greek
Greek language NERFINISHED
hasPopularity common in Europe
moderately common internationally
hasReligiousAssociation Christian tradition
hasShortForm Lena NERFINISHED
Leni NERFINISHED
Nell NERFINISHED
Nellie NERFINISHED
hasVariantSpelling Heléna NERFINISHED
Hélèna NERFINISHED
nameDayInSomeCountries 18 August
21 May
relatedToName Elena NERFINISHED
Ellen NERFINISHED
Helen NERFINISHED
Helene NERFINISHED
usedAs first name
middle name
usedInCulture English-speaking countries
Greek culture
Portuguese-speaking countries NERFINISHED
Roman culture NERFINISHED
Slavic countries
Spanish-speaking countries

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