Origin of the name Ellen

1. Origin of names
2. Ellen

Medieval English form of Helen. This was the usual spelling of the name until the 17th century, when Helen became more common.

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Aja, Alca, Alena, Alenka, Hela, Helena, Helenka
de: Alena, Elena, Helena, Helene, Ilka, Ilona, Jelena
en: Aileen, Alaina, Aline, Eileen, Elaine, Ella, Ellen
fr: Aline, Elana, Helena, Helene, Marilene
hu: Duci, Helen, Ili, Ilka, Ilona, Ilonka
it: Elena, Maddalena, Marilena
li: Alina, Elena, Helena, Ilona
pl: Alina, Halena, Halszka, Helena, Helenka, Ilona, Lena
ru: Alionka, Alionouchka, Alyona, Elena, Elene, Ielena, Ilona
sk: Alena, Helena, Jela, Jelena, Jelka, Lenka