Worldwide, Ελένη (Helen 
, Eleni , Hélène 
, and others...) is a prevalent female given name. The first name Ελένη is characteristic of Greece, where it is a prevalent female name, Cyprus, where it is a common female name, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Greece, the United States, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Ελένη is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Eleni, Helen | United Kingdom, Philippines, Nigeria, United States, Greece |
| Hélène | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, France, Brazil |
| هيلين | Palestinian Territory, Syria, Sudan, Jordan, Iraq |
| Ελένη | Greece |
| Елени | Russia, Bulgaria |
| Элени | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| אלני | Israel |
| Елені | Ukraine |
| Eléni | France, South Africa |
Alena, Alenka, Elena, Elene, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Helka, Heléna, Ielena, Ileana, Jela, Jelena, Jeļena, Leana, Leena, Lela, Lena, Lene, Lenka, Lenke, Lenuța, Léna, Nitsa, Nuța, Olena, Yelena, Élena, Έλεν, Έλενα, Ελένα, Ελίνα, Λέλα, Λένα, Алена, Аленка, Альона, Алёна, Гелен, Гелена, Елен, Елена, Елена, Элена, Хелена, Йелена, Лена, Лене, Ленка, Ленке, Леночка,
Ελένη is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Helen of Troy , the daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology, Odyssey; Elastigirl , the The Incredibles character; Hélène Kuragin , the character from War and Peace; Helen Lovejoy , the The Simpsons character and Helen Magnus , the main character of the Sanctuary TV show, and in many other works.
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φλαβία ιουλία ελένη an Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330), TR (b. 250) |
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| ελένη αλυπία daughter of Alypius and Byzantine empress (b. 901) |
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| ελένη δούκαινα αγγελίνα Queen consort of Serbia, GR (b. 1201) |
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| ελένη αγγελίνα κομνηνή δούκαινα Queen consort of Sicily (1242-1271), IT (b. 1242) |
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| ελένη αγγελίνα κομνηνή Peerage person ID=120045 (b. 1300) |
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ελένη παλαιολογίνα Queen Consort of Cyprus, GR (b. 1428) |
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| ελένη κατελούζο despoina of Serbia, GR (b. 1400) |
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| ελένη παλαιολογίνα μπράνκοβιτς Despotitsa of Serbia, GR (b. 1431) |
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ελένη μπούκουρα-αλταμούρα Greek painter (1821-1900), GR (b. 1821) |
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| ελένη δεληγιάννη 1792, GR (b. 1792) |
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| ελένη καρέλη GR (b. 1793) |
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ελένη προσαλέντη Greek painter, GR (b. 1870) |
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ελένη λάμαρη Greek poet, GR (b. 1878) |
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ελένη λαμπίρη Greek composer, GR (b. 1889) |
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ελένη πασχαλίδου ζογγολοπούλου Greek artist (1909–1991), GR (b. 1909) |
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