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Helena

OriginLatinate form of Helen, Greek
Meaning"torch; shining light"
GenderGirl
US Rank#363

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NB Rank#180

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Variation of Eleanor

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Famous Helenas

  • Saint Helena (born Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta)

    Consort of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and mother of Constantine the Great

  • Helena Augusta Victoria; Princess of the U.K.

    Princess Christian of Schleswig,Holstein, daughter of Queen Victoria

  • Helena Victoria (Victoria Louise Sophia Augusta Amelia Helena)

    Princess of Schleswig,Holstein, granddaughter of Queen Victoria

  • Helena

    Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helene Friederike Auguste), Duchess of Albany; daughter,in,law of Queen Victoria

  • Helena Adelaide

    Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg (Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie), Princess of Denmark

  • Helena of Nassau (Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne von Nassau

    Weilburg), Princess consort of Waldeck and Pyrmont

  • Helena

    Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helene Bathildis Charlotte Maria Friederike), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

  • Helena Bonham Carter

    English actress

  • Helena Devereux

    American educator

  • Helena Dow

    American Olympic fencer

  • Helena Modjeska

    Polish,American actress

  • Helena Christensen

    Danish model

  • Chaja "Helena" Rubinstein

    Polish,American beauty mogul

  • Helena Mattsson

    Swedish actress

  • Helena Suková

    Czech tennis player

  • Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

    Russian philosopher

  • Helena Ivanovna Roerich

    Russian philosopher

  • (Anni) Helena Takalo

    Finnish Olympic cross country skier

  • Helena

    queen of Adiabene in the First Century A.D.

  • Eleni "Elena/Helena" Paparizou

    Greek,Swedish singer

  • Helena Teresa Góralska

    Polish politician and economist

  • Helena Majdaniec

    Polish singer

  • Halina Poświatowska (born Helena Myga)

    Polish poet

  • Helena Pilejczyk

    Polish skater

  • Helena (born Felicja

    pseudonym Lena) Wolińska, Polish politician and communist activist

  • Helena Grace Rutherford Girsch (b. 2009)

    daughter of American actress Kelly Rutherford

  • Helena Clementine (br. 2019)

    daughter of singers Flo Morrissey and Benjamin Clementine.

Helena in pop culture

  • "Helena

    " song by The Misfits

  • "Helena

    " song by My Chemical Romance

  • Helena Henstridge

    the queen of England on TV's "The Royals"

  • Helena Harford

    daughter in movie "Eyes Wide Shut"

  • Helena Harper

    character in the game "Resident Evil 6"

  • Helena G. Wells

    a female version of the author H.G. Wells on TV's "Warehouse 13"

  • Helena Peabody

    character on TV's "The L Word"

  • Helena Pierce

    character in "Borderlands" video game

  • Helena Ravenclaw aka the Grey Lady

    the Ravenclaw house ghost in the Harry Potter series

  • Helena Cassadine

    character on soap "General Hospital"

  • Helena

    a clone on TV's "Orphan Black"

  • "Helena

    " novel by Evelyn Waugh

  • Helena Jane

    character in song "Hollywood's Not America" by Ferras

  • "Helena Beat"

    song by Foster the People

  • Helena

    Montana, USA

  • Helena Bertinelli

    "The Huntress" from DC Comics and TV Series "Arrow"

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