Ellen

♀ Name Ellen – origin, meaning & pronunciation of the name Ellen

Ellen is a ♀ female name.

Origin of Ellen

Ellen is an English and Danish short form of Helen and a diminutive of Eleonore.

Meaning of Ellen

Ellen means “torch” (from ancient Greek “helánē/ἑλάνη”) and “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” and “shining” (from ancient Greek “hēlios/ἥλιος” = sun/sunlight/sunshine).

Pronunciation of Ellen

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Alternate spelling of Ellen

Ellen in the categories

Names Girl's name Names with E Girl names with E

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Name Statistic: Ellen is ranked #2085 overall

🇦🇹 Austria: 2082
🇦🇺 Australia: 3328
🇧🇪 Belgium: 2411
🇨🇦 Canada: 4118
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1434
🇩🇪 Germany: 1261
🇩🇰 Denmark: 157
🇪🇸 Spain: 3443
🇫🇮 Finland: 275
🇫🇷 France: 3647
🇬🇧 Great Britain: 1906
🇮🇪 Ireland: 1275
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 8385
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2480
🇳🇴 Norway: 1659
🇳🇿 New Zealand: 2763
🇵🇹 Portugal: 4958
🇸🇪 Sweden: 1025
🇺🇸 United States: 2616

Ellen in the Top names

🇩🇰 Denmark 2017 2018 2021

🇫🇮 Finland 2018 2019

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Author of the Name: Jelka