Helene (name)

For other uses, see Hélène (given name).

Helene

Pronunciation	French: [elɛn]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Other names
Related names	Helen, Helena, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni

Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.

The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Heléne) - October 14, Estonia (as Helen) - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.

People with the given name Helene

• Helen of Anjou (1236-1314),was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom. Her husband was Stephen Uroš I and her children kings Dragutin and Milutin
• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858), Duchess of Orléans
• Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871-1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
• Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834-1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis,
• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857-1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
• Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
• Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician.
• Hélène Pastor (1937-2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco.
• Helene Schjerfbeck, artist
• Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
• Helene Speight, finalist in The Apprentice (UK Series Four)
• Helene Vannari (born 1948), Estonian actress