Hellen

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɛlən/ ==== Proper noun ==== Hellen (Greek mythology) the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus ===== Related terms ===== Hellene ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === As a Swedish surname, from häll (“flat rock”) + adjectival suffix -en. Also found in Finland. As an English surname, variant of Ellen, sometimes confused with Helen. As an English surname of Norman origin, from the placename Helléan in France, from Middle French Helien, named after Hellean, a Brythonic/Celtic figure of ancient Britain, which could ultimately be related to the source of Ellis. ==== Proper noun ==== Hellen (plural Hellens) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Hellen is the 38439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Hellen is most common among White (87.33%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hellen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159. == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛl.leːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛl.len] === Proper noun === Hellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis); third declension (Greek mythology) Hellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: helenu Catalan: hel·lè French: hellène Italian: elleno Portuguese: heleno Romanian: elen Spanish: heleno