[Opinions] Re: Ellen vs. Helen
Helen, every time and all the way. Ellen has never been used much where I live, and though I like Eleanor, Elinor etc a lot, it's never appealed to me. Too many Victorian and Edwardian authors used it for housemaids! Helen has a wonderful pedigree, right back to Troy; granted, a friend's parents wanted to name their youngest daughter Helen but took a calm, thoughtful look at her siblings and decided that it would instantly be shortened to Hel(l), and since their father was a Baptist minister, they went for Eleanor instead. But it's a chance I'd happily take.
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Ellen vs. Helen  ·  Starfish and Coffee  ·  7/14/2021, 8:06 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  NelleR  ·  7/15/2021, 11:52 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  CN  ·  7/14/2021, 11:53 PM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  New_Chloë  ·  7/15/2021, 1:10 AM
Helen (m)  ·  Wordsmith  ·  7/14/2021, 5:42 PM
Helen  ·  Higuma  ·  7/14/2021, 4:04 PM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  ari.  ·  7/14/2021, 3:19 PM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  LapinLavender  ·  7/14/2021, 12:43 PM
Ellen (m)  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/14/2021, 12:39 PM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  JOIYA  ·  7/14/2021, 9:08 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  Starfish and Coffee  ·  7/14/2021, 9:19 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  Joiya  ·  7/14/2021, 9:26 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  Starfish and Coffee  ·  7/14/2021, 1:04 PM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  Anneza  ·  7/14/2021, 8:42 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  New_Chloë  ·  7/14/2021, 8:20 AM
Re: Ellen vs. Helen  ·  wheelbarrow4  ·  7/14/2021, 8:13 AM