Hellen
See also: hellen
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Proper noun
editHellen
- (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
editTranslations
editmythological 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
editHellen (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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈhel.leːn/, [ˈhɛlːʲeːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.len/, [ˈɛlːen]
Proper noun
editHellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Hellēn |
genitive | Hellēnis |
dative | Hellēnī |
accusative | Hellēnem |
ablative | Hellēne |
vocative | Hellēn |
Descendants
editCategories:
- 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