What does Helena mean?

Helena means "bright one, shining"

How do we pronounce Helena?

Helena \he-le-na, hel-ena\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Helena is pronounced in Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish as HHehLEHNaa or in Dutch as HHeyLEYNaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Helena: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Helena?

Helena is of Old Greek origin, and it is used largely in the Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages. Helena is a variation of Helen meaning and origin (English). name Alenka origin (Russian and Slavic diminutive form) and Alena name (Czech, German, Russian, and Slavic short form) are variants of Helena. Helena is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.047% of baby girls being given the name Helena. It ranked at #270 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in popularity, and is in recent years of only irregular use. In 2010, it ranked at #534 with a usage of 0.028%, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after meaning of Helen, among all girl names in its group. It was used 28% more than Helena in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Helena:

  • Actress Helena Bonham Carter, born 26 May 1966, Golders Green, London, England
  • Model Helena Christensen, born 25 December 1968, Copenhagen, Denmark.

List of baby names Helena:

Haleamah name variations, name Haleema, meaning of Haleemah, Haleima definition, name Halien origin, Haliene definition, Halima meaning and origin (Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu), name Halimah (Arabic), Halina meaning of name (English, Polish, and Russian), what does the name Halona mean, Halonah name, name Halonia origin, Halonna name popularity, Halyma meaning and origin, nicknames for Halyna (Russian and Ukrainian), Helaina meaning of name, name Helama origin, short names for Helamah, Helamma name popularity, and Helana name popularity (English).

The baby name Helena fun facts:

The name Helena in reverse order is "Aneleh".

The numerological value of the name Helena is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Helena?

Helena is in the top names in USA.

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