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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name Hellen

Family name origins & meanings

  • Swedish : ornamental name formed with häll ‘rock’, ‘stone’ + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius.
  • English : variant of Ellen 1 (with inorganic initial H-).
  • English : variant of Hillian.
  • Irish (west Cork) : variant of Heelan.

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