Helene () is a female given name, a variant of Helen, using the

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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, Croa ...

(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, and t ...

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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 wit ...

(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 (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 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 citize ...

(born 1960), French politician *

Hélène Defrance Hélène Defrance (born 11 August 1986) is a French former sailor, who won a bronze medal in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won the 2010 470 European Championships race, and the 2016 470 World Championships. Defra ...

(born 1986), French sailor * Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor * Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer * Helene Michelson (born 1906), Estonian figure skater * Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician * Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist * Hélène Noesmoen, 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 (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco * Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist * Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer * Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress * Hélène Rollès (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 Me ...

(born 1959), Belgian politician

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