"Hellen" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἕλλην}} Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hellen
  1. (Greek mythology) the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Related terms: Hellene Translations (mythological patriarch): Ἕλλην (Héllēn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Hellēn [masculine] (Latin), Helén (Spanish), Heleno (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Hellen-en-name-Eb13l-YF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Hellens [plural]
Etymology: * As a Swedish surname, from häll (“flat rock”) + adjectival suffix -en. Also found in Finland. * As an English surname, variant of Ellen, sometimes confused with Helen. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from the placename Helléan in France, from Middle French Helien, named after Hellean, a Brythonic/Celtic figure of ancient Britain, which could ultimately be related to the source of Ellis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|-}} Swedish, {{m|sv|häll|t=flat rock}} häll (“flat rock”), {{m|sv|-en}} -en, {{m|en|Ellen}} Ellen, {{m|en|Helen}} Helen, {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|frm|Helien}} Middle French Helien, {{m|en|Hellean}} Hellean, {{der|en|cel-bry|-}} Brythonic, {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{m|en|Ellis}} Ellis Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hellen (plural Hellens)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Hellen-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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