Helena
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Helena is a feminine first name. Helena may refer to:
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First name
- Helena (Empress) (died 330), Roman mother of Emperor Constantine
- Helena, wife of JulianHelena, wife of JulianHelena was the wife of Julian, Roman Emperor in 360–363. She was briefly his Empress consort when Julian was proclaimed Augustus by his troops in 360. She died prior to the resolution of his conflict with Constantius II.-Family:...
(died 360), Roman daughter of Emperor Constantine - Helena (niece of Justin II)Helena (niece of Justin II)Helena was a niece of Byzantine Emperor Justin II . Georgios Kedrenos mentions a statue of her in the Milion, alongside statues of Sophia and Arabia, Respectively the wife and daughter of Justin II....
. Niece of Emperor Justin II - Helena of AdiabeneHelena of AdiabeneHelena of Adiabene was queen of Adiabene and wife of Monobaz I. With her husband she was the mother of Izates II and Monobaz II. She died about 56 CE. Her name and the fact that she was her husband's sister indicate a Hellenistic origin...
(died 56), Assyrian queen - Helena BlackmanHelena BlackmanHelena Blackman is a British musical theatre actress best known for being the runner-up in the BBC1 Reality TV programme How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?...
(born 1982), English actress and singer - Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian writer
- Helena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
(born 1966), English Oscar-nominated actress - Helena ChristensenHelena ChristensenHelena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. She has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organizations and other charities.-Early life:Christensen was born in...
(born 1968), Danish model - Helena CobbanHelena CobbanHelena Cobban is a British-American writer and researcher on international relations, with special interests in the Middle East, the international system, and transitional justice. In March 2010, she founded a new book-publishing company, Just World Publishing, LLC...
(born 1952), British-born American writer - Helena GuergisHelena GuergisHelena C. Guergis, PC, is a Canadian politician. She has represented Simcoe—Grey in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, and was appointed Minister of State on October 30, 2008, following the October 14, 2008 Canadian federal election...
(born 1969), Canadian politician - Helena JosefssonHelena JosefssonHelena Marianne Josefsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer in the band Sandy Mouche and has been singing in Per Gessle's projects since 2003. In February 2007 she released her first solo album, Dynamo.-Biography:...
(born 1978), Swedish singer - Helena LaineHelena LaineSirpa Helena Laine is a retired female javelin thrower from Finland. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 11th place .-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1955), Finnish athlete - Helena MattssonHelena MattssonHelena Mattsson is a Swedish actress, currently living and working in Hollywood.Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, had roles early on in Wild Side Story and other cabarets there, and moved at a young age to London, England, to attend theatre school.When she was 19 years old she...
(born 1984), Swedish actress - Helena ModjeskaHelena ModjeskaHelena Modjeska Helena Modjeska Helena Modjeska (October 12, 1840 – April 8, 1909, whose actual Polish surname was Modrzejewska , was a renowned actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles.Modjeska was the mother of Polish-American bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski....
(1840–1909), Polish actress - Helena MoloneyHelena MoloneyHelena Moloney was a prominent Irish republican, feminist and labor activist. She fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and later became the second woman president of the Irish Trade Union Congress....
(1884–1967), Irish labor activist - Helena MorenoHelena MorenoHelena Nancy Moreno is a state representative in Louisiana, representing Louisiana House District 93. She was elected on 2010 May 29. She entered office on 2010 June 8...
(born 1977), American television reporter - Helena NoguerraHelena NoguerraHelena Noguerra is a Belgian actress, singer and television presenter of Portuguese descent. She is the sister of singer Lio....
(born 1969), Belgian actress and singer - Helena Norberg-HodgeHelena Norberg-HodgeHelena Norberg-Hodge is an analyst of the impact of the global economy on cultures and agriculture worldwide, a pioneer of the localisation movement, and the articulator of the core ideas of Counter-development...
, Swedish linguist and writer - Helena NyblomHelena NyblomHelena Nyblom was a Swedish children's story author. She is perhaps most remembered for The Swan Suit.-Biography:...
(1843–1926), Swedish author - Helena Paparizou (born 1982), Greek-Swedish singer and songwriter
- Helena RasiowaHelena RasiowaHelena Rasiowa was a Polish mathematician. She worked in the foundations of mathematics and algebraic logic.-Early years:...
(1917–1994), Polish mathematician - Helena RojoHelena RojoHelena Rojo is a leading Mexican film, theater and television actress.-Biography:She began her career as a model in the early-1960s. Toward the end of the decade, she studied drama with renown Mexican directors Carlos Ancira and José Luis Ibáñez, making her film debut in 1968 in the film El club...
(born 1944), Mexican actress - Helena RubinsteinHelena RubinsteinHelena Rubinstein , a Polish born Australian-American business magnate. She is the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein, Incorporated, which made her one of the world's richest women.-Early life:...
(1870–1965), Polish industrialist - Helena SchraderHelena SchraderHelena Page Schrader is an American historian and novelist, currently serving in the U.S. Foreign Service. She is the world's leading authority on Friedrich Olbricht, a key figure in the German Resistance to Hitler....
(born 1953), American writer and diplomat - Helena SukováHelena SukováHelena Suková is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles...
(born 1965), Czech tennis player - Helena VondráčkováHelena VondráckováHelena Vondráčková is a Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades.- Early life/career :Vondráčková spent her childhood years in the town of Slatinany. She took piano lessons from an early age...
(born 1947), Czech singer - Princess Helena of the United KingdomPrincess Helena of the United KingdomPrincess Helena was a member of the British Royal Family, the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert....
(1846–1923), daughter of Queen Victoria - Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-HolsteinPrincess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Titles:*1870–1917: Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein*1917–1948: Her Highness Princess Helena Victoria-Honours:British honours*VA: Lady of the Order of Victoria and Albert...
(1870–1948) - Heloísa Helena (politician)Heloísa Helena (politician)Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho is a left-wing politician in Brazil.-Career:A trained nurse, Helena helped founding the Center of Health at the Federal University of Alagoas. She was also involved in the student movements against the military dictatorship...
(born 1962), Brazilian politician
Fiction
- Helena, fictional character in the 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek
- Helena, fictional character in the Dead or Alive video game series
- HelenaHelena (A Midsummer Night's Dream)Helena is one of the iconic four young lovers in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and is a very desperate woman. She is generally interpreted as being tall, slim and blonde - her best friend Hermia calls her a "painted maypole" during an argument. Although she does not see herself...
, fictional character in the play A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
by William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"... - Helena, fictional character in the 1993 film Boxing HelenaBoxing HelenaBoxing Helena is a 1993 romantic drama film and the debut feature film by Jennifer Chambers Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. The film stars Julian Sands and Sherilyn Fenn as the eponymous Helena.-Plot:...
- Helena CainHelena CainAdmiral Helena Cain is a fictional character in the reimagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica, portrayed by Michelle Forbes.-Youth:...
, fictional character in the television series Battlestar Galactica - Helena CassadineHelena CassadineHelena Cassadine is a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital, famously originated by film actress Elizabeth Taylor in November 1981...
, fictional character in the television series General Hospital - Helena (Encantadia), fictional character in the television series Encantadia
- Helena Kurcewicz, fictional character in the 1884 novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz
- Helena Peabody, fictional character in the television series The L Word
- Helena Ravenclaw, also known as the Grey Lady, fictional character in the Harry Potter series
- Helena RussellHelena RussellHelena Russell is a fictional character from the television series Space: 1999. She was played by Barbara Bain. She is American and apparently in her mid-thirties....
, fictional character in the television series Space: 1999 - Helena, girlfriend to Hercules in The Mighty HerculesThe Mighty HerculesThe Mighty Hercules was an animated series based loosely on the Greek mythological character of Heracles, under his Roman Mythology name, Hercules. It was created in 1962 and then debuted on TV in 1963 and ran until 1966 coinciding with the sword and sandal genre of films popular at the...
animated series from the 1960s
Arts and literature
- HelenaHelena (novel)Helena is a novel written by the Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. It was first published in 1876.-Plot summary:The novel opens with the family of Éstacio, whose father, Conselheiro Vale, has just died. In his will, the Conselheiro has recognized a natural daughter, previously unknown to both...
, 1876 novel by Machado de Assis - Helena (1950 novel)Helena (1950 novel)Helena, published in 1950, is the sole historical novel of Evelyn Waugh.It follows the quest of Helena to find the relics of the cross on which Christ was crucified. Helena, a Christian, was the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine I....
, by Evelyn Waugh - "Helena"Helena (song)"Helena" is a song by American rock band My Chemical Romance, and is the third single from their second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge...
, 2004 song by My Chemical Romance from the album Three Cheers for Sweet RevengeThree Cheers for Sweet Revenge* Track 11 is commonly censored as "It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Deathwish"-Charts:-Singles:-Release history:-Personnel:Band*Frank Iero – rhythm guitar, backing vocals*Matt Pelissier – drums*Ray Toro – lead guitar, backing vocals... - "Helena", 1999 song by The Misfits from the album Famous MonstersFamous Monsters-Chart positions:- Credits :* Michale Graves - vocals* Jerry Only - bass* Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - guitar* Dr. Chud - drums...
- "Helena", 2005 song by Nickel Creek from the album Why Should the Fire Die?Why Should the Fire Die?In the time that Nickel Creek spent writing songs for Why Should the Fire Die?, numerous songs did not make the cut, and only fourteen were used in the final draft of the album. When discussing the album, Sean Watkins said that the band "did so much co-writing together and filtering...
- "Helena", 2007 song by Will Haven from the album The HierophantThe Hierophant (album)The Hierophant is the fourth full length release by noise metal band Will Haven, released on June 19, 2007 on Bieler Bros. Its release was six years after Carpe Diem, their previous full-length. Vocalist Grady Avenell contributed to the writing of the album on several songs, but not to the...
- "Helena's Theme", 2003 song by KamelotKamelotKamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
from the album Epica
Places
United States- Helena, MontanaHelena, MontanaHelena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...
, the state capital and most-populous city with this name- Helena National ForestHelena National ForestHelena National Forest is located in west-central Montana, in the United States. Covering 976,000 acres , the forest is broken into several separate sections. The eastern regions are dominated by the Big Belt Mountains, and are the location of the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, which remains...
, Montana - Lake HelenaLake HelenaLake Helena is a body of water along Prickly Pear Creek in the Helena Valley of Lewis and Clark County in southwestern Montana. It is in size and is above sea level.-History:Completion of Hauser Dam on the Missouri River in 1907 created Hauser Lake...
, Montana
- Helena National Forest
- Helena, AlabamaHelena, AlabamaHelena is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Greater Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan area. It is also one of three cities, along with Alabaster and Pelham, that make up the area known as "North Shelby" or...
- Helena, ArkansasHelena, ArkansasHelena is the eastern portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a city in Phillips County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, this portion of the city population was 6,323. Helena was the county seat of Phillips County until January 1, 2006, when it merged its government and city limits with...
- Helena, GeorgiaHelena, GeorgiaHelena is a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Helena is located at ....
- Helena Township, MichiganHelena Township, MichiganHelena Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 878 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* Alden is an unincorporated community in the township on the southeast end of Torch Lake...
- Helena Township, MinnesotaHelena Township, MinnesotaHelena Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,440 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...
- Helena, MississippiHelena, MississippiHelena is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Helena, New YorkHelena, New YorkHelena is a hamlet in the Town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.It is also known as "Ohi'karónthne", a Mohawk name which translates to: "at the place of the thorn bush"....
- Helena, OhioHelena, OhioHelena is a village in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. The population was 236 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Helena is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
- Helena, OklahomaHelena, OklahomaHelena is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census. Residents pronounce the town's name with a long E: "Heh-LEE'-nuh." It shares a school district with the nearby town of Goltry, Oklahoma.-Geography:...
- Helena, WisconsinHelena, WisconsinHelena is an unincorporated community in the town of Arena in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.-Black Hawk War of 1832:In the 19th century Helena was a village that played an important role in the manufacture and shipping of lead shot...
- Helena, TexasHelena, TexasHelena is a ghost town in Texas located approximately southeast of San Antonio in Karnes County. The seat of Karnes County from 1854 to 1894, Helena was once known as the self-proclaimed "toughest town on earth" in the mid-19th century...
Canada
- Helena Island (Nunavut)Helena Island (Nunavut)Helena Island is one of the uninhabited Canadian arctic islands located in Nunavut, Canada. It is along the northern coast of Bathurst Island, separated by Sir William Parker Strait. Seymour Island is located off its west coast...
- Helena Lake, SaskatchewanHelena Lake, SaskatchewanHelena Lake is a hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Parkdale No. 498 in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada....
Ships
- HMS HelenaHMS HelenaHMS Helena has been the name of several British Royal Navy ships, and may refer to:* HMS Atalanta , a 14-gun sloop built in 1775, placed on the sale list in 1779, renamed HMS Helena in 1801 while awaiting sale, and sold in 1802...
, name of various Royal Navy ships - USS HelenaUSS HelenaFour ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana. was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932....
, name of various United States Navy ships - USS Helena I (SP-24)USS Helena I (SP-24)USS Helena I was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917-1919.Helena I was built as a private motor yacht of the same name in 1906 by Van Sant Brothers at Port Republic, New Jersey. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Dr. W. G. Hall of Trenton, New...
, United States Navy patrol boat
Other uses
- The Helena Morpho (Morpho helenaMorpho helenaThe Helena Morpho is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the rainforests of Northern South America.The wingspan is 75–100 mm....
) is a butterfly of the NymphalidaeNymphalidaeThe Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
family. - Battle of HelenaBattle of HelenaThe Battle of Helena was a land battle of the American Civil War fought on July 4, 1863, at Helena, Arkansas. Overshadowed by the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Battle of Helena secured eastern Arkansas for the Union.- Union forces :...
- "Helena", theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup H (mtDNA)Haplogroup H (mtDNA)In human mitochondrial genetics, Haplogroup H is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup that likely originated in Southwest Asia 25,000-30,000 YBP.-Origin:...
- "Helena", name used in ancient Greece for the phenomenon now referred to as St. Elmo's fireSt. Elmo's fireSt. Elmo's fire is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a coronal discharge from a grounded object in an electric field in the atmosphere St. Elmo's fire is named after St. Erasmus of Formiae St. Elmo's fire (also St. Elmo's light) is a weather phenomenon in which luminous...
- 101 Helena101 Helena101 Helena is a fairly small, rocky main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on August 15, 1868. It is named after Helen of Troy in Greek mythology....
, main belt asteroid - Helena can be used as a unit of measurement, factoring in height and weight
- Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental HealthHelmholtz Graduate School Environmental HealthThe Helmholtz Graduate School Environmental Health , located in Neuherberg north of Munich, was opened on November 1, 2010. It is a joint initiative for the promotion of doctoral students of the Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, the...
(HELENA)
See also
- Elena (disambiguation)
- Eleni (disambiguation)
- Helen (disambiguation)Helen (disambiguation)Helen may refer to:* Helen of Troy, from Greek mythology* Helen * Helen , a play by Euripides* Helen , a fictional supporting character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy...
- Helene (disambiguation)
- HellenHellenHellen , the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus. His name is also another name for Greek, meaning a person of Greek descent or pertaining to Greek culture, and the source of the adjective "Hellenic".Each of his sons founded a primary tribe of...
- Saint Helena (disambiguation)Saint Helena (disambiguation)-Saints:*Saint Helena of Constantinople, Roman empress and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great*Saint Helena of Skövde, Swedish twelfth century saint...