Hellen

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

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Hellen

1. (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

• Hellene

• 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.^[1]

Hellen (plural Hellens)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hellen is the 38439^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 576 individuals. Hellen is most common among White (87.33%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hellen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159.

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛl.leːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛl.len]

Hellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks)

Third-declension noun, singular only.

• Asturian: helenu
• Catalan: hel·lè
• French: hellène
• Italian: elleno
• Portuguese: heleno
• Romanian: elen
• Spanish: heleno