Helen
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈhɛlən//
The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
proper noun
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The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
Fools on both sides! Helen must needs be fair, When with your blood you daily paint her thus.
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A female given name from Ancient Greek.
"Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought —" Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."
Gemma followed her, thinking that Helen seemed rather an old-fashioned and elegant name for this rumpled young mother.
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A place in the United States: A minor city in White County, Georgia.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
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A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Etymology
From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.
noun
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Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.
The Yellow Helen […] belongs to a clade of related swallowtail butterflies, the helenus group, or Helens, which are typically large, predominantly black butterflies with long tails and a large, white area on the hindwings.
Forms
- plural
- Helens
Helen · The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
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