Helen naamdefinitie: deze naam in andere talen, spelling- en uitspraakvarianten, vrouwelijke en mannelijke varianten van voornaam Helen.
Definieer Helen
English form of the Greek ‘Ελενη (Helene), probably from Greek ‘ελενη (helene) "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σεληνη (selene) "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus en Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem.The name was originally used among early Christians in honour of the saint, as opposed to the classical character. In Englen it was commonly spelled Ellen during the Middle Ages, en the spelling Helen was not regularly used until after the Renaissance. A famous bearer was Helen Keller (1880-1968), an American author en lecturer who was both blind en deaf.
Is Helen een meisjesnaam?
Ja, naam Helen heeft een vrouwelijk geslacht.
Waar komt voornaam Helen vandaan?
Naam Helen meest voorkomende in Engels, Zweeds, Noors, Deens, Griekse mythologie.
