Ellen Definition
elən
noun
A feminine name: dim. Ellie.
Webster's New World
(theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
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pronoun
A female given name.
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Origin of Ellen
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From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).
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Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helenē); also used as a variant of Eleanor.
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