Helen
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Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
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a female given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Helen
< French Hélène < Latin Helena < Greek Helénē, of obscure origin, probably the name of a pre-Greek vegetation goddess; often linked by folk etymology with helénē, helánē torch, St. Elmo's fire, an unrelated word
Example Sentences
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Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has urged Irish citizens to adopt a "shelter in place" strategy.
From BBC
Thanking everyone who has supported the campaign, including Helen Grant MP, she added: "This journey has been emotional, challenging, and at times overwhelming, but it has never been just my fight."
From BBC
Helen Coyne, 72, has a flat in one of them, Alnmouth, with panoramic, ever-changing views of another of Northumberland's seemingly endless beaches.
From BBC
IFS director Helen Miller urged a debate on public finances sooner rather than later, ahead of the next general election, because the current fiscal framework "isn't delivering".
From BBC
Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941 to a single, teenage mother Helen Burns.
From Salon
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