LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Helena

Helena f (genitive Helenae)
Classical[ˈhɛ.ɫɛ.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.le.na]

Meaning

  1. feminineHelen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHelena—
genitiveHelenae—
dativeHelenae—
accusativeHelenam—
ablativeHelenā—
vocativeHelena—

Hĕlĕna, ae, or Hĕlĕnē, ēs, f., = Ἑλένη.
I. Daughter of Jupiler and Leda, sister of Castor and Pollux and of Clytemnestra, and wife of Menelaüs, who, on account of her beauty, was carried off by Paris to Troy, and thus became the cause of the Trojan war, Cic. Phil. 2, 22, 55; Verg. A. 7, 364; Ov. M. 13, 200; 14, 669; Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 32; 3, 14 (4, 13), 19; Hor. C. 1, 3, 2; 4, 9, 16; id. S. 1, 3, 107; Hyg. Fab. 81 and 118: Penelope venit, abit Helene, a Helen, Mart. 1, 62, 6.—
B. Transf., in naut. lang., a single star appearing to mariners, which was regarded as an unfavorable prognostic; while a double light, which was conceived to be favorable, was called Castor and Pollux, Plin. 2, 37, 37, § 101; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 792; id. S. 3, 2, 11.—
II. The surname of the mother of the emperor Constantine, Eutr. 10, 5; Aur. Vict. Epit. 41; Inscr. Grut. 284, 1.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Elsewhere
  • ItalianElena
  • EnglishElainefrom Old French Elene
  • SardinianElene
  • EnglishElena
  • GermanElena
  • EnglishEllen
  • GermanIlonafrom Hungarian Ilona
  • CatalanHelena
  • EnglishHelena
  • EnglishHelen
Eastern Romance
  • RomanianIleana
  • ItalianIleanafrom Romanian Ileana
  • SpanishIleanafrom Romanian Ileana
Old Galician-Portuguese
  • PortugueseElena
  • PortugueseHelena
Old Spanish
  • SpanishElena

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHelenaHelena (Ἑλένη), a daughter of Zeus and Leda, and the sister of Polydeuces and Castor; some traditions called her a daughter of Zeus by Nemesis. (Apoll…GeographyHelenaHelena (Ἑλένη: Eth. Ἑλεναῖος, Eth. Ἑλενίτης, Eth. Ἑλένειος: Makronísi), a long narrow island, extending along the eastern coast of Attica from Thoricu…

Quick answers

What does Helena mean in Latin?
Helena, a proper noun, means “Helen”.
What is the genitive of Helena?
The genitive singular is Helenae. Helena is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Helena?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɛ.ɫɛ.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.le.na].