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• /ˈɛl.ən/
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• /ˈɛl.ɪn/
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• CMU ARPABET: EH1 L AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē); also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot.

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: Elena — female given name
• Danish: Ellen — female given name
• Estonian: Ellen — female given name
• Finnish: Ellen — female given name
• German: Ellen — female given name
• Ingrian: Olena — female given name
• Ingrian: Jelena — female given name
• Irish: Eibhlín — female given name
• Māori: Erana — female given name
• Norwegian: Ellen — female given name
• Russian: Алёна (Aljóna) — female given name
• Swedish: Ellen — female given name
• Ukrainian: Альона (Alʹona) — female given name