What does Ellen mean?

Ellen means "bright one, shining"

How do we pronounce Ellen?

Ellen \el-len, ell-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ellen is pronounced as EHLLahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ellen: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Ellen?

Ellen is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian languages. Its origin is Old Provençal and Old Greek. From Old Greek roots, its meaning is bright one, shining one - in this context, Ellen can be used in the English and Scandinavian languages. Derived from the word 'helios' meaning sun. The name was used as an English form of Helen in the 16th century, formed by dropping the initial 'H-', similar to other names such as Hester and Esther. It is today often taken as an independent name. In addition, Ellen is a diminutive of the name name Eleanor (English) in the Dutch and English languages. Ellen can also be a variant of the name Helen name variations (English) in the English and Scandinavian languages. The name Ellen is widely used; it has 32 variants. of Ellen comprise Elan meaning of name, name Elea, meaning of Elen, Elene meaning and origin, Elenee meaning of name, Elenie pronounciation, Elenita meaning of name, Eleny meaning, Elin meaning of name, Elina name popularity, Elinda name, short names for Eline, name Ellan, nicknames for Elleen, name Ellena, name Ellene, what does the name Ellin mean, nicknames for Ellina, meaning of Ellon, meaning of Ellyn, Ellynn meaning and origin, meaning of Ellynne, Elon pronounciation, short names for Elyn, Elynn name popularity, and Joellen definition. Other English variants comprise the short form Elle meaning of name, and the diminutives meaning of Ella (also used in Scandinavian), name Ellie, Nell name popularity, Nellie definition, and Nelly name popularity. See also the related forms, Elia name popularity (English, French, Italian, and Hawaiian), name Eliana meaning (English, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), name Ellenor meaning (English), what does the name Maryellen mean (English), and nicknames for Sue Ellen (English). Ellen is a classic favorite. At present it is still a rather popular baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1946, 0.325% of baby girls were given the name Ellen. It had a ranking of #58 then. The baby name has seen a steep fall in popularity since then, and it is of modest use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.022% and its ranking #674. Within the family of girl names directly linked to Ellen, Ella definition was the most widely used. In 2010, it was more regularly used than Ellen by 23 times.

The following famous people share the name Ellen:

  • Actress Ellen Burstyn, born Edna Rae Gillooly 7 December 1932, Detroit, Michigan
  • Actress Ellen Degeneres, born 26 January 1958, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  • Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, born 30 April 1939, Miami, Florida
  • Country Singer Kitty Wells, born Ellen Muriel Deason 30 August 1919, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Politician Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, born 29 October 1938, Monrovia, Liberia
  • Religious Figure Ellen G
  • White, born Ellen Harmon 26 November 1827 - 16 July 1915, Gorham, Maine.

List of baby names Ellen:

name Eilwen meaning, Eilwyn meaning of name, Elaen name, Elain meaning and origin (English and Welsh), Elaine definition (English, French, and Welsh), Elan name variations, Elayne meaning and origin, Eleen pronounciation (English), Eleene meaning and origin, Elen pronounciation (English and Welsh), Elin definition (English, Scandinavian, and Welsh), Eline meaning (Dutch), name Ellan meaning (English), what does the name Elleen mean, short names for Ellene, nicknames for Ellin (English and Welsh), Ellma meaning and origin, Ellon meaning (English), Ellyn definition (English), and name Elma meaning (German, Italian, and English).

The baby name Ellen fun facts:

The name Ellen in reverse order is "Nelle".

The numerological value of the name Ellen is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ellen?

Ellen is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames