Female name
When is Helen’s name day?
Ελένη · Eleni
Main name day
Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles
The Greek name Ελένη (Eleni) is celebrated on 21 May.
The saints behind the name day
- Saint Constantine the Great4th centuryRoman emperor who granted Christians freedom of worship and founded Constantinople.Constantine (c. 272–337) was the first Roman emperor to embrace Christianity. Through the Edict of Milan (313), issued with Licinius, he granted freedom of religion.Read more
- Saint Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles4th centuryMother of Constantine the Great, whom tradition connects with the finding of the True Cross.Helen (c. 250–330) was the mother of Constantine the Great and was given the title Augusta.Read more
Variants and other forms
- Other Greek forms and diminutives
- Λένα, Έλενα, Ελενίτσα
- In Latin letters
- Eleni, Elena, Helen, Lena
- English equivalents
- Helen, Helena
- In Greek
- Ελένη