Meaning of Helena | Babel Free
ˈhɛlənəDefinitions
- 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 city in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama.
- A city in Helena-West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Trinity County, California.
- A former city in Georgia, now part of McRae-Helena.
- An unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Sand Beach Township, Huron County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Turin Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
- A township in Scott County, Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri.
- A hamlet in the town of Brasher, St. Lawrence County, New York.
- A village in Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
- A town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Newberry County, South Carolina.
- A ghost town in Karnes County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
- A village in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.
Equivalents
Examples
“Stay gentle Helena, heare my excuſe: / My loue, my life, my ſoule, faire Helena.”
“The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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