Helene
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See also Hélène
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Helene
- A female given name, a variant of Helen borrowed from French Hélène or from German Helene.
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- 1973 Toni Morrison, Sula, Penguin 1973, ISBN 0452283868, page 18:
- She lost only one battle - the pronunciation of her name. The people in Bottom refused to say Helene. They called her Helen Wright and left it at that.
[edit] Danish
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Helene
- A female given name, cognate to Helen.
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Helene
- A female given name, cognate to Helen.
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[edit] Hawaiian
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Helene
- Greece
- A female given name derived from English Helen.
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- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records The name does not occur as a mononym in 19th century marriage records. Early examples:
- Helene Piko, married in 1892, Molokai
- Helene Wainee, married in 1900, Honolulu
[edit] Norwegian
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Helene
- A female given name, cognate to Helen.
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[edit] Swedish
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Helene
- A female given name, variant of Helena ( =Helen) ; sometimes spelled with accents as Hélène, Helène or Heléne.
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