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What does Ellen mean?
Ellen 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced EL-en. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Ellen is "sun ray". Originally a variant of Helen, but now more closely associated with Eleanor. First used as an independent name in the 16th century. Nell is a pet form. English actress Ellen Terry; American actresses Ellyn Burstyn, Ellen Barkin, Ellen DeGeneres.
STARTS WITH Ell-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, sun (star), 16th century
Variations
VARIANTS Elan, Elen, Elena▲, Elene, Elene, Eleni, Elenita, Elenyi, Elin, Ella, Ellan, Elle▲, Elleen, Ellena, Ellene, Ellie▲, Ellin, Ellina, Ellon, Elly, Ellyn, Elon, Elyn, Elynn, Nell▼, Nellie▼, Nelly
SEE ALSO Ellenor, Elnora, Suellen
OTHER FORMS VIA ELEANOR, ELLYN, HELEN, NELL Aileen, Ailene, Alena▲, Alene▼, Eileen▼, El, Elaina▲, Elaine▼, Elana, Elayne, Elenor, Elleanor, Ellee, Ellenor, Ellenora, Ellenore, Elleonor, Ellette, Elli, Elliner, Ellinor, Elna▼, Elora▲, Heleen, Helen▼, Helena, Helene▼, Hellen▼, Hellena, Hellene, Ilene▼, Jelena, Nelle▼, Nelley, Yelena
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Eilen, ..
(male) Eleion, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ellen Kaycee (E.K.), ..
How popular is Ellen?
Ellen is a very prominent first name for women (#126 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#21176 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ellen reached its peak position of #64 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is currently at #770. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Aileen (#669 VIA LATEST LIST), Ailene, Alena (#736), Alene, Eileen (#671), Elaina (#272), Elaine (#634), Elana (#1581), Elayne, Eleanor (#32), Elena (#66), Elene, Eleni (#1726), Elenor, Elin (#1186), Ella (#15), Elle (#380), Ellena, Ellene, Elli, Ellie (#37), Ellinor, Elly (#1603), Ellyn, Elna, Elnora, Elora (#724), Helen (#413), Helena (#458), Helene, Hellen, Ilene, Nell, Nelle, Nellie (#1071), Nelly (#1982) and Suellen are the popular related forms of Ellen (#770) rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Yelena, are seldom used. These forms of Ellen were popular with parents during 1910-1919 (USAGE OF 5.29%) and are now significantly less conventional (USAGE 1.75%, ▼66.9%). Ella has historically been a favorite of parents, though Elle has become popular as well, while forms such as Hellen are now less popular.
Similar Names
Ellen▼ is alike in pronunciation to Alleen, Allyn, Allyne, Eilean, Eileene, Eilin, Eilwen, Elain, Elane, Eleen, Elian, Eliane, Eline, Ellaine, Ellane, Ilean, Illene, Isleen, Oleen, Olwen, Olwin, Olwyn, Wileen, Willeen and Willene. Other recommended sound-alike names are Allcen, Arlen, Belen▲, Calen, Callen, Eaden, Eden▲, Edlin, Edlyn, Eilena, Eiley, Eiren, Elbe, Eleena, Elke, Ellba, Ellga, Ellia, Ellis▲, Ellke, Ellma, Ellona, Ellsa, Ellse, Ellsee, Ellsey, Ellsi, Elmena, Else, Elsee, Elvena, Elvene, Emelen, Emlyn, Erlene, Evleen, Evlin, Evlyn, Fallen, Galen, Glen, Kalen, Kellen, Kylen, Nolen and Valen. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ellen.
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