Origin: | Greek |
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Meaning: | light, bright, shining, beautiful, torch, moon |
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Helena is a name from Greek mythology and means “torch,” “beautiful,” or “bright”.
Helena is a Latin variant of the ancient Greek name Helénē (Ἑλένη). In Greek mythology, Helena was the daughter of Zeus and Leda and the wife of Menelaos. She was considered the most beautiful woman. Her kidnapping by the Trojan prince Paris resulted in the Trojan War.
Helena means “torch” and “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” or “shining” in ancient Greek. The name is as well derived from ancient Greek “σελήνη” (selēnē) meaning “moon”.
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