Hellen

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

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
Translations

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Hellen (plural Hellens)

  1. A surname.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hellen is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Hellen is most common among White (87.33%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Markale, J. (1978). Celtic civilization. United Kingdom: Gordon & Cremonesi, p. 265

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Hellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Hellēn
genitive Hellēnis
dative Hellēnī
accusative Hellēnem
ablative Hellēne
vocative Hellēn

Descendants

  • Asturian: helenu
  • Catalan: hel·lè
  • French: hellène
  • Italian: elleno
  • Portuguese: heleno
  • Romanian: elen
  • Spanish: heleno