Ellen

Girl name variations

Family name origins & meanings

• English : from the usual medieval vernacular form of the female personal name Helen (Greek Helenē). This was the name of the mother of Constantine the Great, a devout Christian who was credited with finding the True Cross. It was a popular name in Britain, due to the legend (which has no historical basis) that she was born in Britain.
• English : variant of Hillian.
• Dutch : from a short form of any of several Germanic personal names beginning with the element Ellen-, as, for example, Ellenborg.

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