Helene (name)

For other uses, see Helene (disambiguation).

Helene

Pronunciation	French: [elɛn]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Other names
Related names	Helen, Helena, Elene, Elena, Elaine, Hellen, Ellen, Eleni

Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.

The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) - October 14, Estonia - August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) - May 21.

People with the given name Helene

• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans
• Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
• Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis,
• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
• Hélène Alarie (1941–2023), Canadian politician
• Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician
• Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist
• Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
• Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist
• Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor
• Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor
• Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor
• Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer
• Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist
• Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
• Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor
• Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater
• Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician
• Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist
• Hélène Noesmoen (born 1992), French windsurfer
• Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 1962), French chemist and engineer
• Hélène Pastor (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco
• Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (born 1932), Canadian journalist and writer
• Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist
• Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
• Helene Spilling (born 1996), Norwegian dancer
• Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress
• Hélène Rollès (born 1966), French singer
• Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician
• Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert
• Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician