Helena

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Proper noun 1.1.1 Quotations 2 Czech 2.1 Proper noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Danish 3.1 Proper noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 4.2.1 Related terms 5 Estonian 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 Finnish 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 Declension 6.1.2 Related terms 7 German 7.1 Proper noun 8 Hawaiian 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Proper noun 8.2.1 Related terms 8.3 References 9 Norwegian 9.1 Proper noun 10 Polish 10.1 Pronunciation 10.2 Proper noun 10.2.1 Declension 11 Swedish 11.1 Proper noun 11.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

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Singular Helena

Plural -

Helena

1. A female given name, a latinate form of Helen.
2. The capital of the state of Montana.

[edit] Quotations

• 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act III: Scene 2:

  Stay, gentle Helena! hear my excuse:

  My love, my life, my soul, fair Helena!

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[edit] Czech

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Helena f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Helen

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• Ilona f.

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[edit] Danish

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Helena

1. A female given name, a Latinate variant of Helene (=Helen).

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /heˈleːnɑ/

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Helena

1. A female given name, a Latinate variant of Heleen (=Helen).

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• Heleen, Leen

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[edit] Estonian

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Helena

1. A female given name, cognate to English Helen.

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• Elina, Elle, Ellen, Hele, Helen, Heleri, Heli, Helina, Helle, Ilona

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[edit] Finnish

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Helena

1. A female given name, cognate to Helen.

[edit] Declension

Declension of Helena (type kulkija) singular plural nominative Helena Helenat genitive Helenan Helenoiden Helenoitten Helenain1 partitive Helenaa Helenoita accusative Helena Helenan Helenat inessive Helenassa Helenoissa elative Helenasta Helenoista illative Helenaan Helenoihin adessive Helenalla Helenoilla ablative Helenalta Helenoilta allative Helenalle Helenoille essive Helenana Helenoina translative Helenaksi Helenoiksi instructive – Helenoin abessive Helenatta Helenoitta comitative – Helenoineen 1) Rare.

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• Elina, Ellen, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Helinä, Helli, Hellin, Ilona, Leena.

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[edit] German

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Helena

1. A female given name, Latinate variant of Helene.

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Etymology

English Helen

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Helena

1. A female given name.

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• ʻElena
• Helene

[edit] References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Helena occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 6 women.

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[edit] Norwegian

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Helena

1. A female given name, Latinate variant of Helene.

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /xɛˈlɛn̪a/

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Helena f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Helen.

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Helena	Heleny
Genitive	Heleny	Helen
Dative	Helenie	Helenom
Accusative	Helenę	Heleny
Instrumental	Heleną	Helenami
Locative	Helenie	Helenach
Vocative	Heleno	Heleny

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Helena

1. A female given name, cognate to Helen.

[edit] Related terms

• Elin, Elina, Ellen, Elna, Helen, Helén, Helene, Hélène, Lena