Etymology

Quotations

• And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?

• 1928 Agatha Christie: The Mystery of the Blue Train

  "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - "

  Miss Viner closed her eyes.

  "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."

Proper noun

1. , a Danish variant of Helene ( =Helen).

Proper noun

1. of English and Danish origin.

Proper noun

1. derived from Helene or Eleonore, or borrowed from English.