Helene () is a female

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, a variant of

Helen Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, ...

, using the French spelling. Helen is ultimately from

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Ἑλένη. The name is used in many other languages. Name days:

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

(as Helén) - October 14,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

(as Ελένη) - May 21.

People with the given name Helene

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Helene Luise Elisabeth; 24 January 1814 – 17 May 1858) was a French Crown Princess after her marriage in 1837 to the eldest son of Louis Philippe I. She is known as the mother of the future Count of P ...

(1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans *

Princess Hélène of Orléans , house = Orléans , father = Prince Philippe, Count of Paris , mother = Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain , birth_date = , birth_place = York House, Twickenham, England , death_date = , death_place = Castellammare di Stabia, It ...

(1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris *

Duchess Helene in Bavaria , title = Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis , image = Helene of Bavaria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = Photograph by Oscar Kramer , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Children , house ...

(1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, *

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (16 January 1857 – 28 August 1936) was a daughter of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. She was the second wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-A ...

(1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia *

Hélène Conway-Mouret Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 13 September 1960 in Bône, French Algeria) is a French academic and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2014, representing the constituency of French citizen ...

(born 1960), French politician * Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor *

Helene Fesenmaier Helene Marie Fesenmaier (August 31, 1937 – June 21, 2013) was an American painter in acrylic, oil and pastel and sculptor. She initially disliked art when she was young but graduated from Smith College and Yale School of Art. Fesenamier was p ...

(1937–2013), American painter and sculptor *

Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despite ...

(1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer *

Helene Michelson Helene Michelson (born 8 December 1906, date of death unknown) was an Estonian figure skater. She competed in the pairs event at the 1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. ...

(born 1906), Estonian figure skater *

Hélène Missoffe Hélène Missoffe ( Hélène de Mitry; 15 June 1927 – 22 January 2015) was a French Union of Democrats for the Republic later the Rally for the Republic politician. She was elected three times as a deputy of the National Assembly between 1974 a ...

(1927–2015), French politician *

Hélène Morlon Hélène Morlon, born in 1978, is a French mathematician and ecologist specializing in biodiversity computational modeling, identifying the factors that influence diversification of species and their phenotypic evolution over millions of years. Fo ...

(born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist *

Hélène Noesmoen Hélène Noesmoen (born 31 December 1992) is a French windsurfer who competes in the IQFoil class. She won the women's events at the 2021 IQFoil World Championships and the 2020, 2021 and 2022 IQFoil European Championships. Noesmoen also won t ...

, French windsurfer *

Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 9 March 1962 in Toulouse), is a French chemist. She is a research fellow in the field of homogeneous molecular catalysis at IFP Énergies Nouvelle, and her work aims to develop homogeneous catalytic processes that ...

(born 1962), French chemist and engineer *

Hélène Pastor Hélène Pastor (31 March 1937 – 21 May 2014) was a Monegasque businesswoman and heiress. She headed what is seen as Monaco’s ‘second dynasty’, and was the richest woman in the principality. She was assassinated by a gang that included he ...

(1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco *

Helene Schjerfbeck Helena Sofia (Helene) Schjerfbeck (; July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946) was a Finnish painter. A modernist painter, she is known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life, h ...

(1862–1946), Finnish artist *

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of Music of France, French, Armenians, Armenian and Italy, Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ...

(born 1971), French singer *

Helene Vannari Helene Vannari (20 March 1948 – 16 March 2022) was an Estonian stage, radio, television and film actress. Early life and education Vannari was born in the town of Kilingi-Nõmme in Pärnu County. Her father was a forestry teacher and her mot ...

(1948–2022), Estonian actress *

Hélène Rollès Hélène Rollès (; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom '' Helen and the boys'' (''Hélène et les Garçons''), alongside Sébastien Roch. ...

(born 1966), French singer *

Hélène Ryckmans Hélène Ryckmans (born 20 May 1959) is a Belgian politician. She is the President of Ecolo-Groen (political party), Groen group in the Senate of Belgium. References

Living people 1959 births Université catholique de Louvain alumni Mem ...

(born 1959), Belgian politician

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