Helena (given name)

Helena
Pronunciation	English: /ˈhɛlənə/ HEL-ə-nə; German: [ˈhɛlena] ⓘ; Dutch: [ɦeːˈleːnaː] ⓘ; Czech: [ˈɦɛlɛna]; Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈlenɐ], European Portuguese: [iˈlenɐ]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Light or Bright
Other names
Related names	Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene, Ilana

Helena is a given name. It is the Latin form of Helen. Notable people with this name include:

Ancients

Mononyms

Helen of Troy, ak. in Latin as Helena, a figure in Greek mythology
Helena of Egypt, 4th century BC painter
Helena of Adiabene (died c. 56), Assyrian queen
Helena, mother of Constantine I (died 330), Roman empress and a Christian saint
Helena (wife of Julian) (died 360), Roman empress
Helena (niece of Justin II), niece of Empress Sophia of the Byzantine Empire
Helena (daughter of Alypius), (960s–c. 989) Byzantine empress consort
Helena (daughter of Robert Guiscard) (fl. 1076–1081, born Olympias), fiancée of Constantine Doukas
Saint Helena of Serbia (died 1314), Serbian queen

Full names

Helena Lekapene, (c.910–961), daughter of Romanos I Lekapenos and empress consort of Constantine VII
Helena Kantakouzene (1333-1396), daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and empress consort of John V Palaiologos
Helena Dragaš (c. 1372–1450) daughter of Konstantin Dejanović and empress consort of Manuel II Palaiologos
Helena Scheuberin (fl. 1485), Austrian defendant of 1485 witch trial

Modern

Lucia Helena Galvão Maya (Rio de Janeiro, 22 de dezembro de 1963) Philosopher, teacher, writer, poet, speaker and volunteer for over 30 years at New Acropolis
Helena Bonguela Abel (born 1957), Angolan teacher and politician
Helena Åberg (born 1971), Swedish swimmer
Helena Adler (1983–2024), Austrian writer
Helena Charlotta Åkerhielm (1786–1828), Swedish dramatist and translator
Helena Aksela, Finnish physicist
Helena Almeida (1934–2018), Portuguese photographer
Helena Alterby (born 1978), Swedish golfer and administrator
Helena Alviar Garcia, Colombian legal academic
Helena Amutenya, Namibian military officer
Helena André (born 1960), Portuguese politician
Helena Andresen (born 2001), Danish politician
Helena Andrews (born 1986), American writer
Helena Anhava (1925–2018), Finnish writer and translator
Helena Anliot (born 1956), Swedish tennis player
Helena Antipoff (1892–1974), Brazilian psychologist
Helena Araújo (1934–2015), Colombian writer
Helena Arizmendi (1927–2015), Argentine opera singer
Helena Arnell (1697–1751), Finnish artist
Helena Asamoah-Hassan, Ghanaian librarian
Helena Rosendahl Bach (born 2000), Danish freestyle swimmer
Héléna Bailly (born 2002), Belgian singer
Helena Barbagelata, Italian-Israeli multidisciplinary artist, writer, researcher and activist
Helena Bargholtz (born 1942), Swedish politician
Helena Barlow (born 1998), English actress
Helena Basilova (born 1983), classical pianist
Helena Beatson (1762–1839), Scottish artist
Helena Bell (born 1981), American accountant
Helena Benitez (1914–2016), Filipino senator and civic leader
Helena Benítez de Zapata (1915–2009), Colombian songwriter, politician, teacher, and journalist
Helena Bergman (born 1985), Swedish orienteer
Helena Bergström (born 1964), Swedish actress
Helena Bešović (born 1984), Bosnian tennis player
Helena Blackman (born 1982), British musical theatre actress
Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), Russian writer
Helena Błażusiakówna (1926–1999), Polish World War II prisoner
Helena Bleicher (born 1998), German beauty queen
Helena Bliss (1917–2014), American actress
Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová (1894–1980), Czech illustrator, graphic novelist and painter
Helena Boettcher, Polish luger
Helena Boguszewska (1883–1978), Polish writer
Helena Bonet Rosado, Spanish archaeologist
Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966), English actress
Helena Born, British-American anarchist
Helena Bouveng (born 1962), Swedish politician
Helena Božić (born 1997), Montenegrin footballer
Helena Brander (1872–1953), Finnish politician
Helena Braun (1903–1990), German soprano
Helena Breck, British actor
Helena Brodin (born 1936), Swedish actress
Helena Brodin (sailor) (born 1970), Swedish sailor
Helena Brown (politician), American politician
Helena Brunner, Australian Paralympic swimmer
Helena Buczyńska (1894–1957), Polish actress
Helena Bukowska-Szlekys (1899–1954), Polish sculptor
Helena Bulaja (born 1971), Croatian multimedia artist, director and animator
Helena Buljan (born 1941), Croatian actress
Helena Bušová (1914–1986), Czech actress
Helena Carr (1946–2023), Australian businesswoman
Helena Carreiras (born 1965), Portuguese politician, academic and sociologist
Helena Carrión, Spanish actress
Helena Carroll (1928–2013), Scottish stage, film and television actress
Helena Carter (1923–2000), American actress
Helena Casas (born 1988), Spanish cyclist
Helena Catt, UK-born New Zealand public servant
Helena Cehak-Holubowiczowa (1902–1979), Polish archaeologist
Helena Černohorská (born 1970), Czech biathlete
Helena Chagas (born 1961), Brazilian journalist
Helena Chan (born 1989), Hong Kong-Swedish presenter and fashion model
Helena Modjeska Chase (1900–1986), American artist and writer
Helena Cholewicka (1848–1883), Polish "prima ballerina assoluta"
Helena Christensen (born 1968), Danish model
Héléna Ciak (born 1989), French basketball player
Helena Citrónová (1922–2007), Slovak holocaust survivor
Helena B. Cobb (1869–1922), American educator and missionary
Helena Cobban (born 1952), British-born American writer
Helena Coleman (1860—1953), Canadian poet, music teacher and writer
Helena Concannon (1878–1952), Irish politician and writer
Helena Cooper-Thomas, New Zealand academic
Helena Corbellini (born 1959), Uruguayan writer and producer
Helena Corrêa de Barros (1910–2000), Portuguese photographer
Helena Cortesina (1903–1984), Spanish film director, actor, producer and theatrical entrepreneur
Helena Costa (born 1978), Portuguese football manager
Helena Crevar (born 2007), American submission grappler
Helena Cronin, British Darwinian philosopher and rationalist
Helena Dąbrowska (1923–2003), Polish actress
Helena Dahlbäck (1960–2000), Swedish author
Helena Dahlström (born 1968), Swedish tennis player
Helena Dalli (born 1962), Maltese politician
Helena Dam á Neystabø (born 1955), Faroese politician
Héléna Arsène Darmesteter (c. 1850–1940), British painter
Helena Deland Canadian songwriter, composer, singer and musician
Helēna Demakova (born 1959), Latvian politician
Helena Demczuk, Australian painter
Helena Deneke (1878–1973), English Germanist
Helena Dix (born 1979), Australian opera soprano
Helena Dollimore, British politician
Helena Dow (1917–1998), American fencer
Helena Dretar Karić (born 1979), Croatian para table tennis player
Helena Duailibe (born 1958), Brazilian physician and politician
Helena Dudley (1858–1932), American social worker, labor organizer and pacifist
Helena Dunicz-Niwińska (1915–2018), Polish violinist
Helena Dunlap (1876–1955), American maritime painter
Helena Dvořáková (born 1979), Czech actress
Helena Dyrssen (born 1959), Swedish jurist and politician
Helena Early (1888–1977), first woman solicitor to practice in Ireland
Helena Edlund (born 1960), Swedish professor
Helena Ehrenmalm, Finnish landowner
Helena Maria Ehrenstråhle, Swedish noblewoman and poet
Helena Ejeson (born 1981), Swedish tennis player
Helena Ekblom (1784–1859), Swedish preacher
Helena Ekholm (born 1984), Swedish biathlete
Helena Eldrup, Swedish educator
Helena Elinder (born 1973), Swedish fencer
Helena Elver (born 1998), Danish handball player
Helena Emingerová (1858–1943), Czech painter
Helena Engman (born 1976), Swedish shot putter
Helena Erbenová (born 1979), Czech skier and triathlete
Helena Eriksson (born 1962), Swedish poet
Helena Errington (born 2005), New Zealand footballer
Helena Espinosa Berea (c. 1895 – c. 1960), Mexican academic
Helena Espvall, Swedish-American musician
Helena Faucit (1817–1898), English actress
Helena Fernandes (born 1967), Brazilian actress
Helena Fibingerová (born 1949), Czech shot putter
Helena Flam (born 1951), Polish-born sociologist
Helena Fliśnik (1952–1999), Polish sprinter
Helena M. L. Forbes (1900–1959), Scottish botanist
Helena Forti (1884–1943), German opera singer
Helena Foulkes (born 1964), American businessperson
Helena Fourment (1614–1673), second wife of Peter Paul Rubens
Helena Frisk (born 1965), Swedish politician
Helena Fromm (born 1987), German taekwondo practitioner
Helena Fuchsová (1965–2021), Czech runner
Helena Gąsienica Daniel (1934–2013), Polish cross-country skier
Helena Gasson (born 1994), New Zealand swimmer
Helena Gellerman (born 1960), Swedish politician
Lady Helena Gleichen (1873–1947), English painter
Helena Gloag (1909–1973), Scottish actress
Helena da Gloria, Mozambican politician
Helena Theresa Goessmann, American lecturer, academic and writer
Helena Elisabeth Goudeket (1910–1943), Dutch painter and illustrator
Helena Groot, Colombian scientist
Helena Grossówna (1904–1994), Polish actress and dancer
Helena Grozer (born 1988), Czech volleyball player
Helena Grundberg (born 1972), Swedish figure skater
Helena Gualinga (born 2002), Ecuadorian activist
Helena Guergis (born 1969), Canadian politician
Helena Gutteridge (1879–1960), Canadian labor activist
Helena Hamerow (born 1961), British archaeologist
Helena Hansen, American psychiatrist
Helena Hauff, German DJ
Helena Hayes, American politician
Helena R. Hellwig Pouch (1874–1960), American tennis player
Helena Helmersson (born 1973), Swedish business executive
Helena Henschen (1940–2011), Swedish designer and writer
Helena Hernmarck, Swedish tapestry artist
Helena Heuser (born 1996), Danish model
Helena Hietanen (born 1963), Finnish artist
Helena Hill Weed (1875–1958), American suffragette and geologist
Helena Höij (born 1965), Swedish politician
Helena Horká (born 1981), Czech volleyball player
Helena Houdová (born 1979), Czech model
Helena Howard (born 1998), American actress
Helena Hummasten (born 1959), Swedish Muslim leader
Helena Ignez (born 1942), Brazilian actress and filmmaker
Helena Isdell (1888–1915), New Zealand nurse
Helena Jaczek (born 1950), Canadian politician and physician
Helena Jäderblom (born 1958), Swedish jurist and civil servant
Helena Jaklitsch (born 1977), Slovenian historian
Helena Janeczek (born 1964), author
Helena Javornik (born 1966), Slovenian long-distance runner
Helena Jessie, Irish singer
Helena Jiranová (born 1995), Czech athletics competitor
Helena Jobim (1931–2015), Brazilian writer
Helena Johansson, Swedish singer-songwriter
Helena Jones (1870–1946), British suffragette
Helena Jonsson (born 1965), Swedish county governor
Helena Josefsson (born 1978), Swedish singer
Helena Jungwirth (1945–2023), Swedish opera singer
Helena Juntunen (born 1976), Finnish operatic soprano
Helena Kadare (born 1943), Albanian author
Helena Kagan (1889–1978), Israeli pediatrician
Helena Kallenbäck (born 1944), Swedish actress
Helena Kallianiotes (born 1938), Greek-American film actress
Helena Kannus (born 1963), Estonian para athletics competitor
Helena Kara (1916–2002), Finnish actress
Helena Kaut-Howson, British theatre director
Helena de Kay Gilder (1846–1916), American illustrator and artist
Helena Keith-Falconer, Countess of Kintore (1878–1971), American heiress
Helena Kekkonen, Finnish peace activist and pioneer
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (born 1950), Scottish barrister, broadcaster and Labour member of the House of Lords
Helena Khan (1927–2019), Bengali educationalist and writer
Helena Kida (born 1971), Mozambican judicial magistrate
Helena Kirkorowa (1828–1900), Polish actress
Helena Kirop (born 1976), Kenyan long-distance runner
Helena Klakocar (born 1958), Croatian artist alternative cartoonist
Helena Klange (born 1968), Swedish curler
Helena Kmieć (1991–2017), Polish missionary
Helena Knyazeva (born 1959), Russian philosopher
Helena Kolody (1912–2004), Brazilian writer and poet
Helena Konanz (born 1961), Canadian politician and tennis player
Helena Konttinen (1871–1916), Finnish prophet
Helena van der Kraan (1940–2020), Czechoslovak-born Dutch photographer
Helena Chmura Kraemer (fl. 1960s–2010s), American biostatistician
Helena Krajčiová (born 1975), Slovak actress and singer
Helena Krasowska, Polish slavist
Helena Kružíková (1928–2021), Czech actress
Helena Krzemieniewska (1878–1966), Polish botanist and microbiologist
Helena Kuipers-Rietberg (1893–1944), Dutch resistance fighter
Helena Kuo (c. 1911–1999), Chinese-American writer and translator
Helena Kurnatowska (1929–2005), Polish politician
Helena Kuusisto (born 1992), Finnish karateka
Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish athlete
Helena Langšádlová (born 1963), Czech politician
Helena Larsdotter Westerlund (1799–1865), Swedish educator
Helena Blach Lavrsen (born 1963), Danish curler
Helena Leander (born 1982), Swedish politician
Helena Lefroy (1820–1908), Irish botanist
Helena Legido-Quigley, Spanish public health researcher
Helena Lehtinen (born 1952), Finnish jeweller and teacher
Helena Lewczynska (born 1992), English badminton player
Helena Lewyn (1889–1980), American pianist
Helena Lindahl (born 1972), Swedish politician
Helena Lindelia (died 1710), Swedish artist
Helena Lingham (born 1963), Swedish curler
Helena Lisická (1930–2009), Czech ethnographer and writer of fairy tales and legends
Helena Lloret (born 1992), Spanish water polo player
Helena Znaniecki Lopata (1925–2003), Polish-born American sociologist, author and researcher
Helena Lopes da Silva (1948–2018), Cape Verdean surgeon and anti-colonialist activist
Helena Lucas (born 1975), British Paralympic sailor
Helena Luke (died 2024), Indian actress
Helena Lumbreras (1935-1995), Spanish filmmaker and screenwriter
Helena Lundbäck (born 1976), Swedish equestrian
Helena Macher (born 1937), Polish luger
Helena Magenbuch (1523–1597), German pharmacist
Helena Majdaniec (1941–2002), Polish singer and film actor
Helena Makowska (1893–1964), Polish actress
Helena Maleno (born 1970), Spanish Moroccan human rights defender
Helena Malheim (1716–1795), Swedish midwife
Helena Malikova, European civil servant and academic
Helena Malířová (1877–1940), Czech writer, journalist and translator
Helena Maliszewska (Lili Larys) (1909–1986), Polish dancer
Helena Mannervesi, Finnish orienteering competitor
Héléna Manson (1898–1994), French actress
Helena Marfell (1896–1981), Australian politician
Helena Markson, British printmaker
Helena Mas, Andorran psychologist and politician
Helena Apolonia Massalska, Polish aristocrat and diarist
Helena Matheopoulos, Greek journalist, author and opera authority
Helena Mattsson (born 1984), Swedish actress
Helena McAuliffe-Ennis (born 1951), Irish politician
Helena Meirelles (1924–2005), Brazilian musician
Helena de Menezes (1927–2020), Brazilian sprinter
Helena Mercier (1839–1910), Dutch social-liberal feminist
Helena Merriman, British journalist and broadcaster
Helena Merten (born 1995), Australian high diver
Helena Merzin-Tamm (born 1972), Estonian actress
Helena Mesa (born 1972), American poet
Helena van der Meulen, Dutch screenwriter, film critic and TV writer
Helena Miagian Papilaya (born 1962), Indonesian judoka
Helena Iren Michaelsen (born 1977), Norwegian singer
Helena Michell (born 1963), English actress
Helena Mikołajczyk (born 1968), Polish biathlete
Helena Millais (1886–1970), English actress, comedienne and writer
Helena Minić (born 1979), Croatian actress
Helena Modjeska (1840–1909), Polish actress
Helena Molony (1884–1967), Irish labor activist
Helena Montalban (1926–1991), Argentine Puerto Rican theater, film and telenovela actress, producer and talk show host
Helena Moreno (born 1977), American television reporter
Helena Moreno (actress) (born 1989), Angolan actress
Helena Moreno (swimmer) (born 2001), Costa Rican swimmer
Helena Morrissey, Baroness Morrissey (born 1966), British financier and campaigner
Helena Morsztynkiewiczowa (1894–1983), Polish architect
Helena Cidade Moura (c. 1924–2012), Portuguese teacher, researcher, activist, politician and poet
Helena Munktell (1852–1919), Swedish composer
Helena Nader (born 1947), Brazilian biomedical scientist
Helena Ndume, Namibian ophthalmologist
Helena Nelson, British poet
Helena Neves, Portuguese feminist and communist
Helena Noguerra (born 1969), Belgian actress and singer
Helena Norberg-Hodge (born 1946), Swedish linguist and writer
Helena Nordheim (1903–1943), Dutch artistic gymnast
Helena Normanton (1882–1957) first female barrister in the United Kingdom
Helena Nussenzveig Lopes, Brazilian mathematician
Helena Nyblom (1843–1926), Swedish author
Helena Ólafsdóttir (born 1969), Icelandic footballer and former player
Helena Olsson (born 1965), Swedish tennis player
Helena Oma (born 1996), Spanish basketball player
Helena Örvarsdóttir (born 1994), Icelandic handball player
Helena Östlund (born 1971), Swedish writer
Helena Paderewska (1856–1934), Polish social activist
Helena Janina Pajzderska (1862–1927), Polish writer and women’s rights activist
Helena Paparizou (born 1982), Greek-Swedish singer and songwriter
Helena Parente Cunha (c. 1929–2023), Brazilian educator and writer
Helena Pasierbska (1921–2010), Polish writer
Helena Pato (born 1939), Portuguese communist and union leader
Helena Patursson (1864–1916), Faroese actress and writer
Helena Paulo (born 1998), Angolan handball player
Helena Percas (1921–2011), Argentine writer and scholar
Helena Perez Garcia, Spanish illustrator
Helena Perheentupa (1929–2019), Finnish designer
Helena Peterson (born 1962), Swedish swimmer
Helena Pickard (1900–1959), British actress
Helena Pietraszkiewicz (1953–2021), Polish politician and psychologist
Helena Pihl (born 1955), Swedish sprinter
Helena Pilejczyk (1931–2023), Polish speed skater
Helena Polaczkówna, Polish historian, archivist, sigillologist and authority in the field of heraldry
Helena Ponette (born 2000), Belgian sprinter
Helena Langhorne Powell (1862–1942), English historian and educationalist
Helena Pueyo (born 2001), Spanish basketball player
Helena Rakoczy (1921–2014), Polish gymnast
Helena Ramsay (2001–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Helena Ranaldi (born 1966), Brazilian actress
Helena Randáková, Czech ski-orienteering competitor
Helena Ranta (born 1946), Finnish forensic dentist
Helena Rasiowa (1917–1994), Polish mathematician
Helena Rees-Mogg, British television personality
Helena Resano (born 1974), Spanish journalist
Helena Revoredo (born 1947), Spanish chairman
Helena Riggs (1899–1968), American neuropathologist
Helēna Ringa (born 1947), Latvian long jumper
Helena Ripken (born 2006), German rhythmic gymnast
Helena Rivière, Swedish politician
Helena Rizzo, Brazilian chef and restaurateur
Helena Rodrigues (born 1984), Portuguese canoeist
Helena Roerich (1879–1955), Russian philosopher
Helena Rojo (1944–2024), Mexican actress
Helena Romanelli (born 1987), Brazilian judoka
Helena Romer-Ochenkowska (1875–1947), Polish writer
Helena Roque Gameiro (1895–1986), Portuguese watercolourist and painter
Helena Rosenblatt, Swedish intellectual historian
Helena Hillar Rosenqvist (born 1946), Swedish politician
Helena Roseta (born 1947), Portuguese architect and politician
Helena Rowland (born 1999), English rugby union player
Helena Rubinstein (1870–1965), Polish industrialist
Helena Rüegg, German bandoneonist and actress
Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1858–1920), American amateur gardener
Helena Růžičková (1936–2004), Czech actress
Helena Ryšánková (born 1992), Czech handball player
Helena Sá e Costa (1913–2006), Portuguese pianist
Helena Salles (1919–2011), Brazilian swimmer
Helena Salonius (1930–2012), Finnish actress and operatic soprano
Helena Sampaio, several people
Helena af Sandeberg (born 1971), Swedish actress
Helena Sanders (1911–1997), Cornish humanitarian, cultural activist, politician and poet
Helena Sångeland, Swedish diplomat
Helena Schilizzi (1874–1959), Greek British philanthropist
Helena Dorothea von Schönberg (1729–1799), German business person
Helena Scott (1832–1910), Australian artist
Helena Scott (politician) (born 1961), American politician
Helena Scutt (born 1992), American sailor
Helena Shearer (c. 1842–1885), Irish socialist and suffragist
Helena Sinervo (born 1961), Finnish poet, novelist and translator
Helena Skirmunt (1827–1874), Belarusian artist and sculptor
Helena Skłodowska-Szalay (1866–1961), Polish educator, activist and school inspector
Helena Slizynska (1908–1977), Polish geneticist
Helena Olsson Smeby (born 1983), Norwegian ski jumper
Helena Smith Dayton (1879–1960), American animator and painter
Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits (1867–1941), Dutch botanical illustrator
Helena Snoek (1764–1807), Dutch actress
Helena Solberg (born 1938), Brazilian-born documentarian
Helena Sousa (born 1994), Angolan handball player
Helena Spajić (born 2000), Croatian footballer
Helena Spinacuta, Swedish actress, acrobat and tightrope artist
Helena Springs, American singer-songwriter
Helena Squires (1878–1959), Newfoundland politician
Helena Štáchová (1944–2017), Czech actress and puppeteer
Helena Amélia Oehler Stemmer (1927–2016), Brazilian civil engineer and university professor
Helena Stenbäck, Swedish model
Helena Štěrbová (born 1988), Czech handball player
Helena Stetkiewicz, Ukrainian politician
Helena Stjernholm, Swedish business executive
Helena Stollenwerk (1852–1900), German Catholic religious sister
Helena Stone Torgerson (1878–1941), American harpist and composer
Helena Storckenfeldt (born 1995), Swedish politician
Helena Straková (born 1975), Czech swimmer
Helena Sturtevant (1872–c. 1946), American artist
Helena Suková (born 1965), Czech tennis player
Helena Svensson (born 1979), Swedish golfer
Helena Sverrisdóttir (born 1988), Icelandic basketball player
Helena Swanwick (1864–1939), British suffragist, pacifist, internationalist and writer
Helena Syrkus (1900–1982), Polish architect, urban planner and educator
Helena Szafran (1888–1969), Polish botanist
Helena Takalo (born 1947), Finnish cross-country skier
Helena Tattermuschová (1933–2025), Czech operatic soprano
Helena Thorfinn (born 1964), Swedish novelist
Helena Alexandrovna Timofeeff-Ressovsky (1898–1973), Russian biologist
Gelena Topilina (born 1994), Russian competitor in synchronized swimming
Helena Třeštíková (born 1949), Czech film director
Helena Tulve (born 1972), Estonian composer
Helena Tuuri, Finnish diplomat
Helena Tynell (1918–2016), Finnish glass designer
Helena Unierzyska (1867–1932), Polish artist and sculptor
Helena Margaretha Van Dielen (1774–1841) Dutch painter
Helena Vašáková (born 1961), Czechoslovak sprint canoer
Helena Vatanen (1871–1937), Finnish politician
Helena Vaz da Silva (1939–2002), Portuguese journalist, writer and translator
Gelena Velikanova (1922–1998), Soviet pop singer
Helena Vierikko (born 1980), Finnish actress
Helena Vildová (born 1972), Czech tennis player
Helena Vilhelmsson (born 1965), Swedish politician
Helena Maria Viramontes (born 1954), American novelist
Helena Vondráčková (born 1947), Czech singer
Helena Vuković (born 2000), Croatian judoka
Helena Waldmann, German choreographer and theatre director
Helena Waller (born 1966), Swedish freestyle skier
Helena M. Weiss (1909–2004), American museum administrator
Helena Wells (1761–1824), American novelist
Helena Westermarck (1857–1938), Finnish artist and writer
Helena Whitbread, English writer
Helena Wiewiórska (1888–1967), Polish lawyer
Helena Willis (born 1964), Swedish illustrator and author
Helena Willman-Grabowska (1870–1957), Polish indologist
Helena Wilsonová (1937–2019), Czech photographer
Helena Winkelman (born 1974), Swiss composer
Helena Wiśniewska (born 1999), Polish canoeist
Helena Wolińska-Brus (1919–2008), Polish military prosecutor
Helena Wong, several people
Helena Wood Smith (1865–1914), American painter
Helena Rosa Wright (1887–1982), British pioneer of birth control
Helena Wulff (born 1954), anthropologist
Helena Zachos (1856–1951), American college professor and elocutionist
Helena Zarembina (1895–1960), Polish actress
Helena Zengel (born 2008), German actress
Helena Zeťová (1980–2024), Czech singer
Helena Zmatlíková (1923–2005), Czech illustrator
Helena von Zweigbergk (born 1959), Swedish journalist, author and film critic
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846–1923), daughter of Queen Victoria
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870–1948)
Heloísa Helena (politician) (born 1962), Brazilian politician
Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), Princess consort of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922), Duchess of Albany
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Lady Helena Gibbs (1899–1969), relative of the British royal family

Fictional characters

Helena, character in the 1921 science fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek
Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream), character in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Helena, character in the 1993 film Boxing Helena
Helena Adams, a survivor in the video game Identity V
Helena Cassadine, character in the television series General Hospital
Helena Douglas, a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
Helena (Encantadia), character in the television series Encantadia
Helena Handbasket, the drag-queen alter-ego of Chandler Bing's father in NBC sitcom Friends
Helena Harper, character in the video game Resident Evil 6
Helena Kurcewicz, character in the 1884 novel With Fire and Sword by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Helena Peabody, character in the television series The L Word
Helena Ravenclaw, also known as the Grey Lady, character in the Harry Potter series
Helena Russell, character in the television series Space: 1999
Queen Helena Targaryen, character in the book by George R.R. Martin, Fire and Blood, and in the HBO television show, House of the Dragon.
Helena Wu, character in the mystery teen drama The Society
Helena, girlfriend to Hercules in The Mighty Hercules animated series from the 1960s
Helena Manning, character in the television series Orphan Black
Helena, a vampire in the Hellsing animated TV-series from 2001
Huntress (Helena Wayne), DC comics superhero (debuted 1977)
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), DC comics superhero (debuted 1989)
Helena Eagan, character in the television series Severance (TV series)

Origin
Pronunciation	English: /ˈhɛlənə/ HEL-ə-nə German: [ˈhɛlena] ^ⓘ Dutch: [ɦeːˈleːnaː] ^ⓘ Czech: [ˈɦɛlɛna] Brazilian Portuguese: [eˈlenɐ], European Portuguese: [iˈlenɐ]
Gender	Female
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	Light or Bright
Other names
Related names	Helen, Helene, Elena, Elene, Ilana

Helena (given name)

Ancients

Mononyms

Full names

Modern

Fictional characters

See also