Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From French Hélène and from German Helene. A variant of the English Helen.

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Examples

  • Sure, there was the predictable level of awkwardness, but things got especially tense and strange when Michael found out that Helene is a cool 58 years old.

    'The Office' recap: Do not test my politeness | EW.com 2009

  • Johan Theorin's debut Echoes from the Dead (translated by Marlaine Delargy, who also translates Asa Larsson) is being much talked about, and I've recently been indulging in Helene Tursten's three books so far translated into English (the first onealso translated by Reg Keeland, using the name Steven T Murray).

    Publishing Maxine 2009

  • He arrives, only to be mocked by two peers, Alfred and Bodom, who insist that Helene is hiding in the bar waiting to meet him.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Johan Theorin's debut Echoes from the Dead (translated by Marlaine Delargy, who also translates Asa Larsson) is being much talked about, and I've recently been indulging in Helene Tursten's three books so far translated into English (the first onealso translated by Reg Keeland, using the name Steven T Murray).

    Crime-fiction news from R&J and Sweden Maxine 2008

  • Johan Theorin's debut Echoes from the Dead (translated by Marlaine Delargy, who also translates Asa Larsson) is being much talked about, and I've recently been indulging in Helene Tursten's three books so far translated into English (the first onealso translated by Reg Keeland, using the name Steven T Murray).

    August 2008 Maxine 2008

  • Johan Theorin's debut Echoes from the Dead (translated by Marlaine Delargy, who also translates Asa Larsson) is being much talked about, and I've recently been indulging in Helene Tursten's three books so far translated into English (the first onealso translated by Reg Keeland, using the name Steven T Murray).

    Crime-fiction news from R&J and Sweden Maxine 2008

  • He arrives, only to be mocked by two peers, Alfred and Bodom, who insist that Helene is hiding in the bar waiting to meet him.

    La Belle Hélène 2008

  • He called Helene and told her the interrogation was a big mistake, that someone had pirated their computer.

    NEVER WAVE GOODBYE DOUG MAGEE 2010

  • I call Helene "Hella," and she calls me "Rita;" Helene and Grete are so vulgar.

    A Young Girl's Diary 1923

  • Then he called Helene close to him, made use of her as his assistant; and she obeyed him reverently on seeing that her daughter was already more calm.

    A Love Episode ��mile Zola 1871

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