The first name Ellen

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About the first name Ellen

Meaning

The name Ellen is an English form related to Helen.

Historical origin

The name Ellen developed in English from medieval forms of Helen or Eleanor.

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The presence of Ellen in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:el-lenɛlən

Frequency of the first name Ellen by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ellen by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EllenLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ellen in baptisms by year.50037525012501785181918531887192119551785–1789 2 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1825–1829 14 baptisms1830–1834 30 baptisms1835–1839 52 baptisms1840–1844 72 baptisms1845–1849 144 baptisms1850–1854 144 baptisms1855–1859 192 baptisms1860–1864 344 baptisms1865–1869 222 baptisms1870–1874 92 baptisms1875–1879 112 baptisms1880–1884 58 baptisms1885–1889 26 baptisms1890–1894 46 baptisms1895–1899 24 baptisms1900–1904 16 baptisms1905–1909 8 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms

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