Helene (name)

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name	Helene
pronunciation
gender	Female
origin	Greek
related names	Helen, Helena, Elene, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni
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| name = Helene | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Female | meaning = | region = | origin = Greek | related names = Helen, Helena, Elene, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni | footnotes = Helene () is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/helen |accessdate=2017-12-25 |title=Helen |work= Online Etymology Dictionary |author= |date=}}

The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.

People with the given name Helene

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans
Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis,
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
Hélène Adant (1903–1985), Russian-born French philosopher
Hélène Agofroy (born 1953), French artist
Hélène Ahrweiler (born 1926), Greek Byzantinologist
Hélène Aholou Keke, Beninese lawyer and politician
Hélène Alarie (1941–2023), Canadian politician
Helene Aldwinckle (1920–2020), British translator and gallerist
Heléne Alexopoulos, American ballet dancer
Hélène Marie Antigna (1837–1918), French painter
Helena Antipoff (1892–1974), Brazilian psychologist
Hélène Arpels, French model and shoe designer
Helène Aylon (1931–2020), American multimedia, eco-feminist artist and educator
Hélène Baillargeon (1916–1997), Canadian singer, actor and folklorist
Hélène Barcelo (born 1954), Canadian-American mathematician
Hélène de Beauvoir (1910–2001), French painter
Helene Bechstein (1876–1951), German socialite and businesswoman
Hélène Bellosta (1946–2011), French historian of mathematics
Hélène Benichou-Safar, French historian, archaeologist, epigraphist and Semiticist
Helene Thomas Bennett (1901–1988), American bacteriologist and businesswoman
Helene Benveniste, Danish academic
Hélène Bergès (born 1966), French biologist
Helene Bergsholm (born 1992), Norwegian actress
Hélène Berr (1921–1945), French note writer
Hélène Bertaux (1825–1909), French sculptor and women’s rights advocate
Helene Bielansky (born 1931), Austrian hurdler
Helene Billgren (born 1952), Swedish artist
Hélène Binet, Swiss-French architectural photographer
Hélène Bischler (1932–2005), French botanist and bryologist
Hélène Bizot (born 1973), French actress
Heléne Björklund (born 1972), Swedish politician
Helene Blum, Danish folk music singer
Helene Böhlau (1859–1940), German writer
Hélène Boivin (born 1959), Canadian swimmer
Helene Bøksle (born 1981), Norwegian singer and actress
Helene von Bolváry (1892–1943), Hungarian actress
Hélène Bons (1903–1999), French high jumper
Hélène Boschi (1917–1990), Franco-Swiss pianist
Hélène Boucher (1908–1934), French pilot
Hélène Bouchet (born 1980), French ballet dancer
Hélène Bouchez, French conductor
Hélène Bouchiat (born 1958), French physicist
Hélène Boudreau (born 1969), Canadian children’s author
Hélène Bourdages (born 1959), Canadian fencer
Hélène Bourgault (1945–2006), Canadian video and film artist
Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc (born 1974), Canadian actress
Hélène Bouvier (1905–1978), French operatic mezzo-soprano
Helene Brandt (1936–2013), American sculptor
Hélène Brasseur (born 2002), Belgian field hockey player
Helene Brehm (1862–1932), German poet and teacher
Hélène Breschand (born 1966), French harpist and composer
Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (1879–1957), German medical missionary, nurse, social worker, linguist, public medicine enthusiast, editor, feminist, sociologist and wife of Albert Schweitzer
Helene von Breuning (1750–1838), German noblewoman
Hélène Brion (1882–1962), French socialist feminist
Helene Hathaway Britton (1879–1950), American baseball executive
Hélène Brodeur (1923–2010), Canadian writer
Helene Darrell Brown, Bermudian politician
Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician
Helene Budliger Artieda, Swiss diplomat
Hélène Cadou (1922–2014), French poet and writer
Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929–2023), French historian
Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan Jewish lawyer and human rights activist
Hélène Cedet (born 1965), French tennis player
Helene Chadwick (1897–1940), American actress
Hélène Chanel (born 1941), French actress
Hélène Châtelain (1935–2020), French actress
Helene Christaller (1872–1953), German Protestant writer
Helene Chung Martin (born 1945), Australian journalist
Hélène Cixous (born 1937), French writer
Helene Clarkson, Canadian actress
Helene S. Coleman (1925–2021), former president of the National Council of Jewish Women in United States of America
Hélène Connart (born 1988), Belgian kickboxer
Hélène Contostavlos (1903–1963), French-born Greek tennis player
Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-born American journalist
Hélène Cortin (born 1972), French rower
Helene Costello (1906–1957), American actress
Hélène Courtois, French astrophysicist
Helene Cramer (1844–1916), German painter
Helene Cronin, American singer-songwriter
Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist
Hélène Cuvigny, French historian
Heléne Dahlberg (born 1971), Swedish biathlete
Helene von Damm (born 1938), Austrian-born American diplomat
Hélène Daneault (born 1961), Canadian politician
Hélène Darly (1900–1994), French actress
Hélène Darroze (born 1967), French chef
Hélène David (born 1953), Canadian politician
Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor
Hélène Delmée (born 1987), Belgian field hockey player
Helene Demuth (1820–1890), housekeeper of Karl Marx
Hélène Deschamps Adams (1921–2006), United States intelligence agency member
Hélène Desputeaux (born 1959), Canadian educator, writer and illustrator
Helene Deutsch (1884–1982), American psychoanalyst
Helene Diamantides, fell runner
Hélène Diarra (c. 1955–2021), Malian actress
Hélène R. Dickel, American astronomer
Helene Dietrich (born 1960), German footballer
Helene Dillard, American plant pathologist
Helene Dolgoruki (1789–1860), Russian noblewoman
Hélène Dorion (born 1958), Canadian poet and writer
Helene von Druskowitz (1856–c. 1918), Austrian philosopher, writer and music critic
Hélène Dubreuil (born 1967), French set decorator
Hélène Duc (1917–2014), French actress
Helene Duhamel, American politician and judge
Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanist and botanical artist
Hélène Dutrieu (1877–1961), French cyclist, stunt driver and aviator
Hélène Edlund (1858–1941), Swedish photographer
Hélène Egelund (born 1965), Danish actress
Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor
Helene Elliott, American sportswriter
Helene von Engelhardt (1850–1910), Baltic German poet, writer and translator
Helene Engelmann (1898–1985), Austrian pair skater
Hélène Esnault (born 1953), French mathematician
Hélène Ezanno (born 1984), French rugby union player
Hélène Fargier, French computer scientist
Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 1997), Norwegian handball player
Hélène Feillet (c. 1812–1889), French lithographer and painter
Hélène Fercocq (born 1998), French association footballer
Helene Ferris, first second-career female rabbi
Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor
Hélène Fillières (born 1972), French actress, film director and screenwriter
Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer
Helene Fladmark (born 1966), Norwegian politician
Hélène Flautre (born 1958), French politician
Helene Fleischer (1899–1941), German politician
Hélène Fleury-Roy (1876–1957), French composer
Hélène Florent (born 1974), Canadian actress
Helene P. Foley (born 1942), American classical philosopher
Helene von Forster (1859–1923), German women’s rights activist
Helene Fortunoff (1933–2021), American businesswoman
Hélène de Fougerolles (born 1973), French actress
Hélène Franco (born 1971), French magistrate and politician
Helene Frank, Danish singer
Hélène Frankowska, Polish and French mathematician
Hélène Fritzon (born 1960), Swedish politician
Helene Funke (1869–1957), German painter
Hélène Gassin (born 1975), French politician
Helene D. Gayle (born 1955), American pediatric and humanitarian
Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk, American serial killer
Hélène Geoffroy (born 1970), French politician
Hélène Gestern (born 1971), French writer
Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist
Hélène Girard, Canadian film editor
Hélène Gordon-Lazareff (1909–1988), French journalist
Hélène Goudin (born 1956), Swedish politician
Helene Granqvist (born 1970), Swedish curler
Hélène Grémillon (born 1977), French writer
Hélène Grenier (1900–1992), Canadian librarian
Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), French pianist
H. A. Guerber (1859–1929), American writer
Helene Guerin, French opera composer
Helene Hagan, American anthropologist
Helene Hale (1918–2013), American politician
Helene Hanff (1916–1997), American dramatist
Helene Hansen (born 1968), Danish sailor
Hélène Harbec (born 1946), Canadian writer
Hélène Harder, French-German director
Hélène Hatzfeld (born 1950), French political scientist
Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman (born 1949), British politician
Helene Hecht (1854–1940), German art collector
Helene Hegemann (born 1992), German writer, director and actress
Helene Hellmark Knutsson (born 1969), Swedish politician
Hélène Hendriks (born 1980), Dutch television presenter
Helene Herzbrun (1921–1984), American painter
Hélène Hesters (born 2005), Belgian cyclist
Helene Hewitt, British climate scientist
Helene Hibben (1882–1968), American sculptor
Hélène Hillion-Guillemin (born 1969), French footballer
Helene Holzman (1891–1968), German painter and author
Helene Hovanec, American children’s puzzle book writer
Hélène Huart (born 1965), French hurdler
Hélène Huby, French rocket and space scientist
Hélène Iswolsky (1896–1975), Russian noblewoman, anti-communist political refugee, writer, translator and journalist
Helene Jarmer (born 1971), Austrian politician
Hélène Jégado (1803–1852), French serial killer
Helene Jensen, Danish curler
Helene Johnson (1906–1995), American poet
Helene Jonsson (born 1971), Swedish curler
Hélène Jourdan-Morhange (1888–1961), French violinist
Hélène Joy (born 1978), Australian actress
Helene Jung (1887–1975), German opera singer
Helene J. Kantor (1919–1993), American architect
Helene Kappler (born 1973), Venezuelan tennis player
Helene Karastoyanova (born 1933), Bulgarian composer
Hélène Karbanov (born 2004), French rhythmic gymnast
Hélène Kaziende (born 1967), Nigerian educator, journalist and writer
Helene Keeley (born 1965), American politician
Helene Khatskels (1882–1973), Yiddish children’s educator and writer
Helene Kindberg (born 1998), Danish handball player
Helene Kirkegaard (born 1971), Danish badminton player
Helene Kirsch (1906–1999), German politician
Helene Koch (born 1967), Swedish professional golfer
Helene Koppejan (1927–1998), Dutch astrologer and entrepreneur
Hélène Koscielniak, Canadian novelist
Hélene Kotchoubey (1812–1888), Russian noblewoman
Helene Kottanner, Hungarian courtier and writer
Helene Kröller-Müller (1869–1939), German art collector
Helene Amalie Krupp (1732–1810), German industrialist
Helene Kullman (1920–1943), Estonian intelligence agent
Helene Kulsrud (1933–2025), computer scientist
Hélène Labarrière (born 1963), French jazz musician
Hélène Lam Trong, French documentary filmmaker
Hélène Landemore, French political scientist
Helene Langevin, American neurological scientist
Hélène Langevin-Joliot (born 1927), French physicist
Helene Lapierre, research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Hélène Laporte (born 1978), French politician
Hélène Laverdière (born 1955), Canadian politician
Hélène Le Gal (born 1967), french diplomat
Hélène LeBlanc (born 1958), Canadian politician
Helene Lecher (1865–1929), Austrian philanthropist
Hélène Ledoux (born 1963), French rower
Hélène Lee, French journalist
Hélène Lefebvre (born 1991), French rower
Hélène Lenoir (born 1955), French writer
Helene Liebmann (1795–1835), German pianist and composer
Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish singer
Hélène Lipietz (born 1958), French politician
Hélène Loiselle (1928–2013), Canadian actress
Hélène Louvart (born 1964), French cinematographer
Hélène Mallebrancke (1902–1940), Belgian civil engineer, member of Belgian Resistance during the Second World War
Hélène Mandroux (born 1940), French politician
Hélène Mannarino (born 1990), French journalist, television and radio presenter
Countess Hélène Mannerheim (1842–1881), Finnish noblewoman
Hélène Martin (1928–2021), French singer-songwriter
Hélène Martini (1924–2017), French theater director
Hélène Massam (1949–2020), Canadian statistician
Hélène Masson-Maret (born 1947), French politician
Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
Hélène Mercier-Arnault (born 1960), Canadian concert pianist
Helene Meyers, American writer and professor
Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor
Hélène Michel-Wolfromm, French gynecologist
Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater
Helene Migerka (1867–1928), Austrian poet and novelist
Hélène Mignon (born 1934), French politician
Helene Millard (1905–1974), American actress
Helene Minkin (1873–1954), Russian-Jewish anarchist
Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician
Helene Mitterstieler, Italian luger
Helene Moglen (1936–2018), American feminist scholar and author
Hélène Monastier (1882–1976), Swiss peace activist and teacher
Hélène de Monferrand, French novelist
Hélène de Montgeroult (1764–1836), French pianist and composer
Hélène Napoleone de Montholon (1816–c. 1907), reputed daughter of Napoleon
Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist
Helene Moszkiewiez (1920–1998), Jewish Belgian double agent
Helene Muller (born 1978), South African swimmer
Helene Muller-Landau, American ecologist
Helene Mullins (1899–1991), American poet
Helene Muri, Norwegian climate scientist
Helene Næss (born 1991), Norwegian sailor
Hélène Nautré (1904–1976), French woman resistance fighter and politician
Helene Nayituriki, Rwandan Catholic nun
Hélène Noesmoen (born 1992), French windsurfer
Helene Nonné-Schmidt (1891–1976), German textile artist
Helene Odilon (1865–1939), German stage actress
Hélène Oettingen (1887–1950), French painter and poet
Helene Olafsen (born 1990), Norwegian former snowboarder
Helene Ollendorff Curth (1899–1982), American dermatologist
Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 1962), French chemist and engineer
Helene Overlach (1894–1983), German politician
Helene Palmer (1928–2011), English actress
Hélène Parisot (born 1992), French athlete
Hélène Parmelin (1915–1998), French novelist and art critic
Hélène Pastor (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco
Hélène Pedneault (1952–2008), Canadian writer
Hélène Pelletier (born 1959), Canadian tennis player
Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (1932–2025), Canadian journalist and writer
Helene Pellicano (born 2002), Maltese tennis player
Hélène Pelosse (born 1970), French official
Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969), French painter
Hélène Perdrière (1912–1992), French actress
Hélène Perrin (born 1972), French physicist
Hélène Persson (born 1966), Swedish figure skater
Helene Petersson (born 1956), Swedish politician
Hélène Jawhara Piñer, French-Spanish historian
Helene Polatajko, Canadian occupation therapist
Hélène de Portes (c. 1902–1940), French woman; lover of Paul Reynaud
Helene Postranecky (1903–1995), Austrian politician
Hélène de Pourtalès (1868–1945), Swiss sailor
Helene Quilter, New Zealand public servant
Hélène Raguénès (born 2000), French canoeist
Hélène Ramjiawan (1952–2021), Surinamese writer
Helene Rask (born 1980), Norwegian model
Helene Raynsford (born 1979), British Paralympic rower
Hélène Receveaux (born 1991), French judoka
Hélène Rémy (born 1932), French actress
Hélène Rey, French economist
Helene Reynard (1875–1947), UK economist and college administrator
Hélène Ricardo (born 1974), French swimmer
Hélène Rioux (born 1949), Canadian writer and translator
Helene Ripa (born 1971), Swedish Paralympic athlete
Helene Ritchie (born 1945), New Zealand politician
Hélène Rivier (1902–1986), Swiss librarian
Hélène Robert (politician) (born 1945), Canadian politician
Hélène Robert (actress) (1910–1981), French actress
Hélène Robert-Mazel, French composer
Hélène Rochette, Canadian artist
Hélène Rollès (born 1966), French singer
Helene Rønningen (born 1998), Norwegian sprinter
Helene Rosson (1897–1985), American actress
Helene Rother, American female industrialist
Helene Rothländer (1890–1976), German politician and educator
Hélène Rousseaux (born 1991), Belgian volleyball player
Hélène Roussel (1932–2022), French actress
Hélène Ruiz Fabri, French jurist and Professor of Law
Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician
Hélène Rytmann (1910–1980), French revolutionary and sociologist
Hélène de Saint Lager (born 1957), French artist and sculptor
Hélène de Saint-Père (1963–2022), French actress
Helene Sandvig (born 1968), Norwegian journalist
Hélène Sardeau (1899–1969), American sculptor
Hélène Scherrer (born 1950), Canadian politician
Helene Scheu-Riesz (1880–1970), Austrian activist and writer
Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist
Helene Schlanzowsky-Grekowska, Polish-Austrian ballet dancer
Hélène Schmitt, French musician
Helene Schmitz (born 1960), Swedish photographer
Helene Schneider (born 1970), American politician
Hélène Schwab (1878–1954), French painter
Helene Sedlmayr (1813–1898), German beauty
Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
Helene Sensburg, German radio propagandist
Hélène Seuzaret (born 1976), French actress
Hélène Simard (born 1965), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
Helene J. Sinnreich, US historian and academic
Hélène Smith (1861–1929), French occultist
Helene Söderlund (born 1987), Swedish ski-orienteer
Hélène Solomon-Langevin (1909–1995), French politician
Hélène Sosnowska (1864–1942), Polish-French gynecologist
Hélène Sparrow (1891–1970), Polish microbiologist and public health pioneer
Helene Spilling (born 1996), Norwegian dancer
Helene Stähelin (1891–1970), Swiss mathematician, teacher and peace activist
Helene Stanley (1929–1990), American actress
Helene Stanton (1925–2017), American actress
Helene Steed (born 1970), Irish Anglican priest
Helene Stöcker (1869–1943), German feminist, pacifist and gender activist
Helene Marie Stromeyer (1834–1924), German painter
Hélène de Suzannet (1901–1961), French politician
Hélène Swarth (1859–1941), Dutch poet
Helene Taube (1860–1930), Baltic German noblewoman
Helene von Taussig (1879–1942), Austrian artist
Hélène Tétreault (1958–2025), Canadian handball player
Helene Thimig (1889–1974), Austrian actress
Hélène Thouy (born 1983), French politician
Helene Thurner (born 1938), Austrian luger
Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert
Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne (born 1963), French diplomat
Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician
Helene Turner, American film editor
Helene Tursten (born 1954), Swedish writer
Hélène Tysman (born 1982), French classical pianist
Helene Udy (born 1962), American actress
Helene Uri (born 1964), Norwegian linguist, novelist and children’s writer
Hélène Vachon, Canadian writer
Hélène Vainqueur-Christophe (born 1956), French politician
Helene Vallier (1932–1988), French actress
Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress
Hélène Velasco-Graciet, French academic
Helene von Vetsera (1847–1925), Austrian noblewoman
Hélène Vincent (born 1943), French actress and stage director
Helene Voigt-Diederichs (1875–1961), German writer
Helene Walsh, American politician
Helene Warne (1894–1993), British film editor
Helene Weber (1881–1962), German politician and activist
Helene Wecker (born 1975), American speculative fiction writer
Helene Weigel (1900–1971), Austrian actress and artist
Helene Weinstein (born 1952), American politician
Helene Weiss (1898–c. 1951), German philosopher
Helene Wessel (1898–1969), German politician
Helene Weyl (1893–1948), German translator
Hélène Wezeu Dombeu (born 1987), Cameroonian judoka
Helene White (born 1954), American judge
Helene Whitney (1914–1990), American actress
Helene Whittaker (born 1958), Norwegian-Canadian architect
Helene Wiese (1828–1862), Norwegian actress and singer
Helene Wiet (1871–c. 1939), Austrian soprano
Helene Wildbrunn (1882–1972), Austrian opera singer
Helene Winer, American art gallery owner and curator
Helene Winterstein-Kambersky (1900-1966), Austrian singer and inventor
Helene Billing Wurlitzer (1874–1963), American philanthropist
Heléne Yorke (born 1985), Canadian actress
Helene Young, Australian author
Hélène Zannier (born 1972), French politician
Hélène van Zuylen (1863–1947), French author and member of the prominent Rothschild banking family

Classical figures

Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
Helene, a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her
Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in Adversus Haereses

References

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