Helena (given name)

Helena

Pronunciation	English: /ˈhɛlənə/ HEL-ə-nə German: [ˈhɛlena] ⓘ Dutch: [ɦeːˈleːnaː] ⓘ Czech: [ˈɦɛlɛna] Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈlenɐ] , European Portuguese: [iˈlenɐ]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Light or Bright
Other names
Related names	Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene, Ilana

Helena is a given name. It is the Latin form of Helen. Notable people with this name include:

Ancients

Mononyms

• Helen of Troy, ak. in Latin as Helena, a figure in Greek mythology
• Helena of Egypt, 4th century BC painter
• Helena of Adiabene (died c. 56), Assyrian queen
• Helena, mother of Constantine I (died 330), Roman empress and a Christian saint
• Helena (wife of Julian) (died 360), Roman empress
• Helena (niece of Justin II), niece of Empress Sophia of the Byzantine Empire
• Helena (daughter of Alypius), (960s–c. 989) Byzantine empress consort
• Helena (daughter of Robert Guiscard) (fl. 1076–1081, born Olympias), fiancée of Constantine Doukas
• Saint Helena of Serbia (died 1314), Serbian queen

Full names

• Helena Lekapene, c.910–961) daughter of Romanos I Lekapenos and empress consort of Constantine VII
• Helena Kantakouzene, (1333-1396) daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and empress consort of John V Palaiologos
• Helena Dragaš, c. 1372–1450) daughter of Konstantin Dejanović and empress consort of Manuel II Palaiologos

Modern

• Helena Bonguela Abel (born 1957), Angolan teacher and politician
• Héléna Bailly (born 2002), Belgian singer
• Helena Basilova (born 1983), classical pianist
• Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian writer
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966), English actress
• Helena Braun (1903–1990), German soprano
• Helena Chan (born 1989), Hong Kong-Swedish presenter and fashion model
• Helena Cholewicka (1848–1883), Polish "prima ballerina assoluta"
• Helena Christensen (born 1968), Danish model
• Helena Cobban (born 1952), British-born American writer
• Helena Coleman (1860—1953), Canadian poet, music teacher and writer
• Helena Deland Canadian songwriter, composer, singer and musician
• Helena Espinosa Berea (c. 1895 – c. 1960), Mexican academic
• Helena Gloag (1909–1973), Scottish actress
• Helena Guergis (born 1969), Canadian politician
• Helena Helmersson (born 1973), Swedish business executive
• Helena Janeczek (born 1964), author
• Helena Josefsson (born 1978), Swedish singer
• Helena Kadare (born 1943), Albanian author
• Helena Kmieć (1991–2017), Polish missionary
• Helena Chmura Kraemer (fl. 1960s–2010s), American biostatistician
• Helena Krzemieniewska (1878–1966), Polish botanist and microbiologist
• Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish athlete
• Helena Lehtinen, Finnish jeweller and teacher
• Helena Lisická (1930–2009), Czech ethnographer and writer of fairy tales and legends
• Helena Lumbreras (1935-1995), Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter
• Helena Malheim (1716–1795), Swedish midwife
• Helena Maliszewska (Lili Larys) (1909–1986), Polish dancer
• Helena Margaretha Van Dielen (1774–1841) Dutch painter
• Helena Matheopoulos, Greek journalist, author and opera authority
• Helena Mattsson (born 1984), Swedish actress
• Helena Merten (born 1995), Australian high diver
• Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), Polish actress
• Helena Molony (1884–1967), Irish labor activist
• Helena Moreno (born 1977), American television reporter
• Helena Moreno (actress) (born 1989), Angolan actress
• Helena Noguerra (born 1969), Belgian actress and singer
• Helena Norberg-Hodge (born 1946), Swedish linguist and writer
• Helena Normanton (1882–1957) first female barrister in the United Kingdom
• Helena Nyblom (1843–1926), Swedish author
• Helena Paparizou (born 1982), Greek-Swedish singer and songwriter
• Helena Pueyo (born 2001), Spanish basketball player
• Helena Ramsay (2001–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
• Helena Ranaldi (born 1966), Brazilian actress
• Helena Rasiowa (1917–1994), Polish mathematician
• Helena Resano (born 1974), Spanish journalist
• Helena Rojo (1944–2024), Mexican actress
• Helena Rubinstein (1870–1965), Polish industrialist
• Helena Růžičková (1936–2004), Czech actress
• Helena Sanders (1911–1997), Cornish humanitarian, cultural activist, politician and poet
• Helena Amélia Oehler Stemmer (1927–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and university professor
• Helena Suková (born 1965), Czech tennis player
• Gelena Topilina (born 1994), Russian competitor in synchronized swimming
• Helena Třeštíková (born 1949), Czech film director
• Gelena Velikanova (1922–1998), Soviet pop singer
• Helena Vildová (born 1972), Czech tennis player
• Helena Vondráčková (born 1947), Czech singer
• Helena Wong (politician) (born 1959), former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency
• Helena Wong (weightlifter) (born 1988), Singaporean weightlifter
• Helena Zmatlíková (1923–2005), Czech illustrator
• Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846–1923), daughter of Queen Victoria
• Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870–1948)
• Heloísa Helena (politician) (born 1962), Brazilian politician
• Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), Princess consort of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922), Duchess of Albany
• Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
• Lady Helena Gibbs (1899–1969), relative of the British royal family

Fictional characters

• Helena, character in the 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek
• Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), character in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
• Helena, character in the 1993 film Boxing Helena
• Helena Adams, a survivor in the video game Identity V
• Helena Cassadine, character in the television series General Hospital
• Helena Douglas, a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
• Helena (Encantadia), character in the television series Encantadia
• Helena Handbasket, the drag-queen alter-ego of Chandler Bing's father in NBC sitcom Friends
• Helena Harper, character in the video game Resident Evil 6
• Helena Kurcewicz, character in the 1884 novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz
• Helena Peabody, character in the television series The L Word
• Helena Ravenclaw, also known as the Grey Lady, character in the Harry Potter series
• Helena Russell, character in the television series Space: 1999
• Queen Helena Targaryen, character in the book by George R.R. Martin, Fire and Blood , and in the HBO television show, House of the Dragon .
• Helena Wu, character in the mystery teen drama The Society
• Helena, girlfriend to Hercules in The Mighty Hercules animated series from the 1960s
• Helena Manning, character in the television series Orphan Black
• Helena, a vampire in the Hellsing animated TV-series from 2001
• Huntress (Helena Wayne), DC comics superhero (debuted 1977)
• Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), DC comics superhero (debuted 1989)
• Helena Eagan, character in the television series Severance (TV series)

See also

• Helen (given name)
• Helena and Helen disambiguation pages