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The name Helén is a Scandinavian and Hungarian form of Helen, derived from the ancient Greek name Helénē, whose root meaning is debated but most commonly associated with the Greek word for torch or with Hellēn, the mythological ancestor of the Greek people. The name was borne in Greek legend by Helen of Troy, whose abduction sparked the Trojan War, and later spread widely through the Christian world via Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great. Helén sits within a broad family of cognates that includes Helena, Elena, Elaine, and Ellen.