Helena (first name)

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Helena is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Helena is the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἑλένη (Helénē) . The meaning often given is “the sun-like, the radiant, the beautiful”, but this is more likely a faulty derivation from the name of the sun god Helios. But this is written ´Ηλιως, while Helena Ελένη. The figure of Greek mythology, Helena, is known for its spread . Other forms are also Helenia or Elenia, later also Ilenia or Ylenia.

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