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Ellen

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Ellen ♀ Originally a variant of Helen, although now no longer associated with that name. Initial H- tended to be added and dropped rather capriciously, leading to many doublets (compare for example Esther and Hester). It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eleanor, to which, however, it is unrelated.

short form: Nell.
Pet forms: Nellie, Nelly.

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Ellén

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

Ellén. Variant spelling of Aillén.

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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Ellén." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Ellen

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Ellen (river) Cumbria, see Allerdale.

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Ellen

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Ellen •Alan, gallon, talon •raglan •biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon •Guatemalan, Marlon •Ellen, felon, Magellan, Mellon, melon •Veblen • Declan • watermelon •Venezuelan • Elan •Anguillan, Dillon, Dylan, kiln, Macmillan, Milne, villain •limekiln • abutilon •pylon, upsilon •Hohenzollern, pollan, pollen, Stollen •Lachlan •befallen, fallen •chapfallen • crestfallen •Angolan, colon, Nolan, semicolon, stolen, swollen •kulan •woollen (US woolen) •sullen • myrobalan • gonfalon •castellan •ortolan, portolan •Köln, merlon

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