Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Helen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Helen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Helen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Helen you have here. The definition of the word Helen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofHelen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
(Greekmythology) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.
"Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought —" Miss Viner closed her eyes. "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."
1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 6:
...in 1910 she brought Helen into the world, the little female, or "mujercita", as her mother called all the babies, naming her after the glittery label on a facial ointment, The Helen of Troy Beauty Pomade, said to eradicate wrinkles, to soften and add a youthful glow to the user's skin - a fortuitous choice because, of all the sisters, she would be the most beautiful and, never growing old, would always possess the face of a winsome adolescent beauty.