English

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.
   • c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2: Act III, Scene IV:

     And how doth my cousin, your bedfellow? and your fairest daughter and mine, my god-daughter Ellen?

   • 1928 Agatha Christie: The Mystery of the Blue Train

     "Is her name Ellen or Helen, Miss Viner? I thought - "

     Miss Viner closed her eyes.

     "I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays."

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name, a Danish variant of Helene ‎(“Helen”).

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 49 325 females with the given name Ellen have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Estonian

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name, variant of Helena ‎(“Helen”).

Finnish

Etymology

From English and Danish Ellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈelːen]
• Hyphenation: El‧len

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.
   • 1985 Simo Hämäläinen, Jätkät, Weilin + Göös, ISBN 951-35-3206-2, page 158:

     ―Minä olen Ellen.

     ―Nätti nimi. Ruohtalainen.

     ―Eikä ole.

     ―Ei sitten, ellet tykkää.

Declension

German

Noun

Ellen

1. plural of Elle

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name of English and Danish origin.

Norwegian

Etymology

Danish and Norwegian variant of Helene. Later also borrowed from English Ellen.

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Elin

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 663 females with the given name Ellen living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Proper noun

Ellen

1. A female given name of English and Danish origin.

English

Alternative forms

• elne

Noun

ellen ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Zeal.
2. (obsolete) Strength; courage.
3. (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

Danish

Noun

ellen c

1. singular definite of el

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelːen/
• Hyphenation: el‧len

Conjunction

ellen

1. if I not, unless I

   Ellen syö, jään nälkäiseksi.‎

   If I don't eat, I will stay hungry.

Synonyms

• jollen

See also

• ellet
• ellei
• ellemme
• ellette
• elleivät

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlːɛn]
• Hyphenation: el‧len

Noun

ellen ‎(plural ellenek)

1. enemy (short form of ellenség)
2. opponent (short form of ellenfél)

Declension

Postposition

ellen

1. against

Derived terms

• ellene
• ellenkezik
• ellenség
• ellent

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian postpositions

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German [Term?] elilenti. Compare German elend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælən/

Adjective

ellen ‎(masculine ellenen, neuter ellent, comparative méi ellen, superlative am ellensten)

1. ugly

Declension

Northern Sami

Verb

ellen

1. first-person singular past indicative of eallit

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ellan, Old High German ellan, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(aljan), Old Norse eljan (Icelandic elja).

Noun

ellen n ‎(genitive elnes)

1. strength, courage, bravery