How to pronouce Helen
Helen ARPAbet pronounciation: HH EH1 L AH0 N
Helen IPA pronounciation: ˈhɛlən
Helen
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How to pronouce, type, and say Helen
See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Helen.
How to spell and type Helen
Helen in readable ASCII: helen
Helen in hex: helen
What does Helen rhyme with?
English words that rhyme with Helen.
The name Helen rhymes with:
| belen | bellon | carnegie-mellon | carnegie-mellon | chelan |
| delane | ehlen | ellan | ellen | excelan |
| felan | felon | flewellen | hellen | integrelin |
| jelen | kellan | kellen | lewellen | maclellan |
| magellan | mcclellan | mcclellen | mckellan | mclellan |
| mellen | mellon | melon | nelon | pelon |
| phelan | sellen | sellon | snellen | thelen |
| wehlan | wellen | whelan | whelan | yellen |
What does the name Helen mean?
Literal translations for the name Helen.
What does Helen mean in English?
Helen n 1: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War [syn: {Helen}, {Helen of Troy}]
What does Helen mean in Dutch?
helen /helən/ 1. cure, heal, remedy 2. recover
Where is the name Helen popular?
See what countries the name Helen is most popular in.
A person named Helen is likely from one of the following countries:
- Australia 🇦🇺 (girl)
- Canada 🇨🇦 (girl)
- Norway 🇳🇴 (girl)
- United Kingdom 🇬🇧 (girl)
- United States 🇺🇸 (girl)
- United States 🇺🇸 (boy)
Can Helen be a girls name?
See where Helen is used as a girls name.
Helen is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Can Helen be a boys name?
See where Helen is used as a boys name.
Helen is sometimes used as a boys name in the following countries:
Helen popularity by country
See how popular Helen is for boys or girls in 6 country data sets.
In 2018 Helen was the 413th most popular girls name in United States.
In 1966 Helen was the 90th most popular girls name in Canada.
In 1982 Helen was the 84th most popular girls name in Australia.
In 1970 Helen was the 88th most popular girls name in Norway.
In 2008 Helen was the 476th most popular girls name in United Kingdom.
In 1941 Helen was the 911th most popular boys name in United States.
What ethnicity is the name Helen?
Global data on the ethnicity of the name Helen.
What ethnicity is someone with the name Helen likely to be?
- Helen has a 1.33% chance of being East Asian
- Helen has a 0.49% chance of being Japanese
- Helen has a 0.13% chance of being South Asian
- Helen has a 0.52% chance of being African
- Helen has a 0.28% chance of being Muslim
- Helen has a 31.53% chance of being British
- Helen has a 1.30% chance of being Eastern European
- Helen has a 36.01% chance of being Jewish
- Helen has a 1.75% chance of being French
- Helen has a 13.83% chance of being Germanic
- Helen has a 1.12% chance of being Hispanic
- Helen has a 1.32% chance of being Italian
- Helen has a 10.39% chance of being Nordic
Helen Probabilities
Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Helen.
What is the most common profile of a person named Helen
Someone with the name Helen was most likely born in 1947.
Someone with the name Helen is most likely to be female.
Someone with the name Helen is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.
What names are similar to the name Helen?
Find similar names to Helen.