Helle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.
  2. A female given name from Greek.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛli/

Word forms

Helle

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē).

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