Updated May 24, 2023

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • English : Light; A variation of Helen

Girl name variations

Ellyn

Ellyn

- 9% this year
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Elen

Elen

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Elyn

Elyn

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Ellin

Ellin

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Elin

Elin

- 18% this year
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Ellan

Ellan

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Ellene

Ellene

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Ellynn

Ellynn

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Ellynne

Ellynne

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the usual medieval vernacular form of the female personal name Helen (Greek Helenē). This was the name of the mother of Constantine the Great, a devout Christian who was credited with finding the True Cross. It was a popular name in Britain, due to the legend (which has no historical basis) that she was born in Britain.
  • English : variant of Hillian.
  • Dutch : from a short form of any of several Germanic personal names beginning with the element Ellen-, as, for example, Ellenborg.

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