Hellen
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See also: hellen
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Proper noun[edit]
Hellen
- (Greek mythology) the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mythological patriarch
Etymology 2[edit]
- As a Swedish surname, from häll (“flat rock”) + adjectival suffix -en. Also found in Finland.
- As an English surname, variant of Ellen, sometimes confused with Helen.
- As an English surname of Norman origin, from the placename Helléan in France, from Middle French Helien, named after Hellean, a Brythonic/Celtic figure of ancient Britain, which could ultimately be related to the source of Ellis.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Hellen (plural Hellens)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hellen is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Hellen is most common among White (87.33%) individuals.
References[edit]
- ^ Markale, J. (1978). Celtic civilization. United Kingdom: Gordon & Cremonesi, p. 265
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hellen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.leːn/, [ˈhɛlːʲeːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.len/, [ˈɛlːen]
Proper noun[edit]
Hellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Hellēn |
Genitive | Hellēnis |
Dative | Hellēnī |
Accusative | Hellēnem |
Ablative | Hellēne |
Vocative | Hellēn |
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Greek mythology
- English terms derived from Swedish
- English terms derived from Norman
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English surnames
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Greek mythology