Helena is the Latin form of Helen. People with this name include:
| Pronunciation | /hɛlənə/ German: [ˈhɛlena] Dutch: [ɦeːˈleːnɑ] Czech: [ˈɦɛlɛna] Portuguese: [eˈlenɐ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | Light or Bright |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene |
Ancients
editMononyms
edit- Helen of Troy, ak. in Latin as Helena, a figure in Greek mythology
- Helena of Egypt, 4th century BC painter
- Helena of Adiabene (died c. 56), Assyrian queen
- Helena, mother of Constantine I (died 330), Roman empress and a Christian saint
- Helena (wife of Julian) (died 360), Roman empress
- Helena (niece of Justin II), niece of Empress Sophia of the Byzantine Empire
- Helena (daughter of Alypius), (960s–c. 989) Byzantine empress consort
- Helena (daughter of Robert Guiscard) (fl. 1076–1081, born Olympias), fiancée of Constantine Doukas
- Saint Helena of Serbia (died 1314), Serbian queen
Full names
edit- Helena Lekapene, c.910–961) daughter of Romanos I Lekapenos and empress consort of Constantine VII
- Helena Kantakouzene, (1333-1396) daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and empress consort of John V Palaiologos
- Helena Dragaš, c. 1372–1450) daughter of Konstantin Dejanović and empress consort of Manuel II Palaiologos
Modern
edit- Helena Basilova (born 1983), classical pianist
- Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian writer
- Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966), English actress
- Helena Braun (1903–1990), German soprano
- Helena Chan (born 1989), Hong Kong-Swedish presenter and fashion model
- Helena Christensen (born 1968), Danish model
- Helena Cobban (born 1952), British-born American writer
- Helena Coleman (1860—1953), Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
- Helena Deland Canadian songwriter, composer, singer and musician
- Helena Espinosa Berea (ca.1895–ca.1960), Mexican academic
- Helena Gloag (1909–1973), Scottish actress
- Helena Guergis (born 1969), Canadian politician
- Helena Janeczek (born 1964), author
- Helena Josefsson (born 1978), Swedish singer
- Helena Kadare (born 1943), Albanian author
- Helena Kmieć (1991–2017), Polish missionary
- Helena Chmura Kraemer (fl. 1960s–2010s), American biostatistician
- Helena Krzemieniewska (1878–1966), Polish botanist and microbiologist
- Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish athlete
- Helena Lehtinen, Finnish jeweller and teacher
- Helena Lisická (1930–2009), Czech ethnographer and writer of fairy tales and legends
- Helena Malheim (1716–1795), Swedish midwife
- Helena Maliszewska (Lili Larys) (1909–1986), Polish dancer
- Helena Margaretha Van Dielen (1774–1841) Dutch painter
- Helena Matheopoulos, Greek journalist, author, and opera authority
- Helena Mattsson (born 1984), Swedish actress
- Helena Merten (born 1995), Australian high diver
- Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), Polish actress
- Helena Molony (1884–1967), Irish labor activist
- Helena Moreno (born 1977), American television reporter
- Helena Moreno (actress) (born 1989), Angolan actress
- Helena Noguerra (born 1969), Belgian actress and singer
- Helena Norberg-Hodge, Swedish linguist and writer
- Helena Normanton (1882–1957) first female barrister in the United Kingdom.
- Helena Nyblom (1843–1926), Swedish author
- Helena Paparizou (born 1982), Greek-Swedish singer and songwriter
- Helena Pueyo (born 2001), Spanish basketball player
- Helena Ramsay (2001–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
- Helena Ranaldi (born 1966), Brazilian actress
- Helena Rasiowa (1917–1994), Polish mathematician
- Helena Resano (born 1974), Spanish journalist
- Helena Rojo (born 1944), Mexican actress
- Helena Rubinstein (1870–1965), Polish industrialist
- Helena Sanders (1911–1997), Cornish humanitarian, cultural activist, politician and, poet
- Helena Amélia Oehler Stemmer (1927–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and university professor.
- Helena Suková (born 1965), Czech tennis player
- Gelena Topilina (born 1994), Russian competitor in synchronized swimming
- Gelena Velikanova (1922–1998), Soviet pop singer
- Helena Vildová (born 1972), Czech tennis player
- Helena Vondráčková (born 1947), Czech singer
- Helena Wong (politician) (born 1959), former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency
- Helena Wong (weightlifter) (born 1988), Singaporean weightlifter
- Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846–1923), daughter of Queen Victoria
- Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870–1948)
- Heloísa Helena (politician) (born 1962), Brazilian politician
- Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), Princess consort of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922), Duchess of Albany
- Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
- Lady Helena Gibbs (1899–1969), relative of the British royal family
Fictional characters
edit- Helena, fictional character in the 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek
- Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), fictional character in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
- Helena, fictional character in the 1993 film Boxing Helena
- Helena Adams, a survivor in the video game Identity V
- Helena Cassadine, fictional character in the television series General Hospital
- Helena Douglas, a fictional character in the Dead or Alive video game series
- Helena (Encantadia), fictional character in the television series Encantadia
- Helena Harper, fictional character in the video game Resident Evil 6
- Helena Kurcewicz, fictional character in the 1884 novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Helena Peabody, fictional character in the television series The L Word
- Helena Ravenclaw, also known as the Grey Lady, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
- Helena Russell, fictional character in the television series Space: 1999
- Helena Wu, fictional character in the mystery teen drama The Society
- Helena, girlfriend to Hercules in The Mighty Hercules animated series from the 1960s
- Helena Manning, fictional character in the television series Orphan Black
- Helena, a vampire in the Hellsing animated TV-series from 2001
- Huntress (Helena Wayne), DC comics superhero (debuted 1977)
- Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), DC comics superhero (debuted 1989)
See also
edit- Helen (given name)
- Helena and Helen disambiguation pages