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Helene en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /hɛlˈiːn/

Etymology

From French Hélène and from German Helene. Doublet of Helen, Helena, and Elaine.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that. 1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Penguin, published 1973, →ISBN, page 18:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A moon of the planet Saturn.

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