Helena.
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
A transliteration of the Pannonian Rusyn female given name Гелена (Helena), equivalent to Helen.
A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Montana, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Helena-West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Trinity County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A former city in Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sand Beach Township, Huron County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Turin Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Scott County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in the town of Brasher, St. Lawrence County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Newberry County, South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Karnes County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
A village in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.
Where this word comes from
A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena.
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