Other Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Helen, Ellen, Elaine

from Greek, meaning, possibly, "light; torch." Ellen is a medieval English form of Helen. Elaine is a medieval French form.

Pet forms: Nell, Nelly, Ellie
Related Names: Helena, Helene, Elena

Arabic Anwar*, Anwaar*, Munawwar*
Armenian Heghine, Alin
Basque Elene
Breton Elen, Helern
Bulgarian Elena
Catalan Helena
Croatian Helène, Elena
Czech Alena, Helena
Danish Elna, Ellen
Dutch Helena, Heleen, Leentje
Estonian Heleena, Leena, Ellin
Finnish Helli, Laina, Eliina
Flemish Elen, Helene, Helena
French Hélène
Galician Helena
German Helena, Lena
Greek Eleni
Hawaiian Helena
Hebrew Amior*
Hungarian Ilona
Icelandic Helena
Irish Gaelic Léan, Léana
Italian Elena
Latvian Helena
Lithuanian Elena, Elenyte
Norwegian Helene
Polish Halina, Helena
Portuguese Helena
Romanian Elena
Russian Yelena, Olena
Scottish Gaelic Eilidh
Spanish Helena, Elena
Swedish Eljena, Elin
Welsh Elen
Yiddish Helena, Ela

* Names have approximately the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection

Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated based on sound.

Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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