Helen And Her Variants

Girl Names
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This is all very hypothetical, but in the future If I ever had a girl I would love to honour my [name]Nanna[/name] by using her name. I have been toying with the idea of putting [name]Helen[/name] in middle spot for some while now, as my middle name is [name]Helen[/name]. However lately I have been considering using [name]Helen[/name] in first spot as I do love its classical and somewhat ancient vibe, and also because my cousin last year used [name]Helen[/name] for her daughter’s middle name.

But [name]Helen[/name] has some interesting variants, a diminutive of [name]Helene[/name] and [name]Helena[/name] for example. There are a few others, but I think the two I have mentioned are by far my favourites and the most direct way.

So which one is you favourite? And what would you pair with it? Have fun. :slight_smile:

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[name]May[/name] favorite is [name]Helena[/name] pronounced Huh-[name]LAY[/name]-na.

3

I love [name]Helen[/name] and are variants!

[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Elaine[/name]
[name]Elaina[/name] - my cousins name, actually - I kind of prefer the [name]Elena[/name] spelling.
[name]Yelena[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Ilona[/name]
[name]Elin[/name]

4

My favorite is [name]Ellen[/name]! But just [name]Helen[/name] is nice too.

5

I adore [name]Ilona[/name] and really like [name]Helena[/name].

6

I love so many [name]Helen[/name] variants! My sister’s MN is a variant of [name]Helen[/name], actually ([name]Eileen[/name]), so I’ve been considering which one I’d like to use most. [name]Eleni[/name] is my ultimate favorite, but I really do love [name]Helena[/name] and the Scottish [name]Eilidh[/name] (AY-lee), too. [name]Just[/name] [name]Helen[/name] is nice, but I do like [name]Helena[/name] more.

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[name]Helena[/name] is #1 on my girl’s list after my great-grandmother [name]Helen[/name]. I use the “HEL-en-ah” pronunciation as “hel-[name]LAY[/name]-nah” takes away from the beauty and class of the name, imo.

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Some suggestions:
*[name]Helene[/name] [name]Eden[/name]
*[name]Helene[/name] [name]Ivory[/name]
*[name]Helene[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
*[name]Helene[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
*[name]Helene[/name] [name]Christelle[/name]
*[name]Helena[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
*[name]Helena[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
*[name]Helena[/name] [name]Raine[/name]
*[name]Helena[/name] [name]Michelle[/name]
*[name]Helena[/name] [name]May[/name]
*[name]Elaina[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
*[name]Elaina[/name] [name]Yves[/name]
*[name]Elaina[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
*[name]Elaina[/name] [name]Charlie[/name]