Ellen

See also ellen

English

Etymology

Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helenē); also used as a variant of Eleanor.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.
   • c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2: Act III, Scene IV:

     And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?

   • 1928 Agatha Christie: The Mystery of the Blue Train

     "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."

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Danish

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name, a Danish variant of Helene (“Helen”).

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 49 325 females with the given name Ellen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name, variant of Helena (“Helen”).

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Finnish

Etymology

From English and Danish Ellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈelːen]
• Hyphenation: El‧len

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.

Declension

Declension of Ellen (type risti) singular plural nominative Ellen Ellenit genitive Ellenin Ellenien partitive Elleniä Ellenejä accusative Ellen Ellenin Ellenit inessive Ellenissä Elleneissä elative Ellenistä Elleneistä illative Elleniin Elleneihin adessive Ellenillä Elleneillä ablative Elleniltä Elleneiltä allative Ellenille Elleneille essive Elleninä Elleneinä translative Elleniksi Elleneiksi instructive – Ellenein abessive Ellenittä Elleneittä comitative – Elleneineen

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German

Noun

Ellen

1. Plural form of Elle

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name of English and Danish origin.

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Norwegian

Etymology

Danish and Norwegian variant of Helene. Later also borrowed from English Ellen.

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Elin

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 663 females with the given name Ellen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name of English and Danish origin.