Ellen

== English == === Etymology === Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē); also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.ən/, /ˈɛl.ɪn/ Rhymes: -ɛlən Homophone: ellen === Proper noun === Ellen (countable and uncountable, plural Ellens) A female given name from Ancient Greek. A river in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, that flows into the Solway Firth at Maryport. ==== Derived terms ==== Ellenburg Port Ellen ==== Descendants ==== → Hawaiian: ʻElena ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Ellen a female given name, variant of Helene === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 49 325 females with the given name Ellen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. == Estonian == === Proper noun === Ellen a female given name, variant of Helena == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Ellen and Danish Ellen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelːen/, [ˈe̞lːe̞n] Rhymes: -elːen Syllabification(key): El‧len Hyphenation(key): El‧len === Proper noun === Ellen a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Ellen is the 135th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,338 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7,865 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== Ellen plural of Elle === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English Ellen and Danish Ellen. ==== Proper noun ==== Ellen a female given name == Norwegian == === Etymology === Danish and Norwegian variant of Helene. Later also borrowed from English Ellen. === Proper noun === Ellen a female given name ==== Related terms ==== Elin === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 663 females with the given name Ellen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ellen and Danish Ellen. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ellen c (genitive Ellens) a female given name