Helena (given name)

Last updated
Helena
Pronunciation /hɛlənə/
German: [ˈhɛlena]
Dutch: [ɦeːˈleːnɑ]
Czech: [ˈɦɛlɛna]
Portuguese: [eˈlenɐ]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/name Greek
MeaningLight or Bright
Other names
Related names Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene

Helena is the Latin form of Helen. People with this name include:

Contents

Ancients

Mononyms

Full names

Modern

Fictional characters

See also

Related Research Articles

Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.

Waldeck may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont</span> Duchess of Albany

Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, later Duchess of Albany, was a member of the British royal family by marriage. She was the fifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau.

Josephine is a female given name. It is the English version of the French name Joséphine, itself a female variant of the name Joseph, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, meaning "he shall add/grow".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont</span> German prince (1865–1946)

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 12 May 1893 to 13 November 1918.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophia (given name)</span> Name list

Sophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from Greek Σοφία, Sophía, "Wisdom". Other forms include Sophie, Sophy, and Sofie. The given name is first recorded in the beginning of the 4th century. It is a common female name in the Eastern Orthodox countries. It became very popular in the West beginning in the later 1990s and became one of the most popularly given girls' names in the Western world in the first decades of the 21st century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alice (name)</span> Name list

Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matilda (name)</span> Name list

Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "maht" and "hild".

Dagmar is a Scandinavian given name. It is usually female. The name derives from the Old Norse name (Dagmær), dagr meaning "day", and mær meaning "daughter", "mother" and "maiden." Outside of Scandinavia, Dagmar is also used in the Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland (Dagmara), Slovakia and Switzerland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna (name)</span> Female given name

Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irene (given name)</span> Female given name

Irene, sometimes written Irini, is derived from εἰρήνη, the Greek word for "peace". Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. Irene was also the name of an 8th-century Byzantine empress, as well as the name of several saints.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princess Helena of Nassau</span> Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1853 to 1888

Princess Helena of Nassau was a daughter of William, Duke of Nassau, and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Princess Marie of Nassau</span> Princess consort of Wied

Princess Marie of Nassau was the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and wife of Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.

Marie is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.

Antonia, Antónia, Antônia, or Antonía is a feminine given name and a surname. It is of Roman origin, used as the name of women of the Antonius family. Its meaning is "priceless", "praiseworthy" and "beautiful". Antonia is a Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish name used in the United States, most of Canada, the Latin American states, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, part of Serbia, Nordic countries, Greenland, Estonia, Republic of Karelia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wedding dress of Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont</span> Dress worn by Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont at her wedding to Prince Leopold in 1882

The wedding dress of Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont was worn by the bride at her wedding to Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, on 27 April 1882 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Prince Leopold was the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Princess Helen was the daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Helena of Nassau.

Caroline is a feminine given name, derived from the male Charles. Common nicknames and variations include Callie, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Carolyn, Carly, Carrie, and Caz.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magdalena (given name)</span> Name list

Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene, and is used in West Slavic, Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages.

Augusta can be a given name or surname. It could be derived from Augusta, a title used for the Empresses of the Roman and Byzantine Empires or simply as a feminine variant of August.

Greek name Anna Maria is a feminine given name. In English the name Anna Maria is Annmarie.