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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hélène f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Helen
Derived terms
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
From French Hélène. First recorded in Sweden in 1810.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hélène c (genitive Hélènes)
- a female given name
2010, Pirkko Lindberg, Hotell Hemlängtan, Schildts, →ISBN, page 387:Hur han visste att hon hette detta Hélène med de lustiga strecken över bokstaven e? Nå, Hangö var en mycket liten stad.- How he knew that her name was this Hélène with the funny dashes over the letter e? Well, Hanko was a very little town.
Usage notes
- The name has spelled or misspelled many ways in Swedish, for example Heléne, Héléne, Hélene, and Helene.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån: 183 females with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 6 July 2011.