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You might be thinking of Ελλάδα (greece) or Έλληνες (greeks.) Ελένη is a female name possibly meaning "bright [light.]"
Same, sorry. What you educated us on is good to know. :) Thanks, bajewy.
My nurse's name (who helped me as a baby in Greece, where I was born) was named Helen/Ελενι. :)
Is there a rule to use ι, η and υ? For instance, the correct answer is Ελένη and not Ελένι
Just a few basic: Feminine nouns and names ending in ee are written with "η" (Like is the Ελενη case, η αδελφη - the sister, η αγαπη - The love). Neuter endings are written with "ι". (το αγόρι - the boy, το κορίτσι - the girl, το σπιτι - the house). [Bear in mind that greek genders are formal] But basically, is a matter of spelling. Legend says that in ancient greeks spaelling was associated with pronunciation that is η was pronounced ee (long) and i was pronounced e (short) but in modern greek all FIVE of them (η, ι, υ, and the diphogs οι, ει) sound the same.
I had no idea what Ελένη was so I typed a question mark "?" and it told me I had the correct answer. Why?
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The etymology of Ελένη is unknown, some say from Σέλινος/ moon. It is an ancient name. The Greeks did not consider H a real sound only a blowing for which they had no letter but a funny sign like an apostroph. In short when we take such a word to another language we write this sign from the wind as H: Helen, Helene, Helena, Hélène ... also Lena I think all come from Ελένη
Eleini is a female name.
Variants: Hélène, Elen, Ellen, Elene, Elena, Helena, Hellen , Elin, Elina, Helena, Helene Elin, Helena, Helene, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly Shelena, Elaine, Jelena, Jalena Jela, Jelka, Alena, Alenka, Lenka, Heleen, Heleentje, Leena, Eliina, Heli, Lena, Lene, Leni , Eleni (Greek), Heléna, Léan, Ileana , Elīna, Helēna, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța, Yelena, Alyona, Olena, Lesya
Another possible etymology would be that it derives from the word ἑλεῖν = to snatch/to abduct/to conquer-- or even the words ἑλεῖν+ναῦς = to destroy the ship[s].
Was so confident and proud as I typed out 'Greek', only to be confronted with the red rectangle of learning lol
But why? It's such a common name.
Countless times people have said to me "I know someone (else) whose name is Eleni!" or "I once knew someone whose name was Eleni" or something to that effect, and I am literally the second Greek person they've ever met!
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Εleni is the second most popular female name in Greece. Maybe from Homer's Helen of Troy/ η Ωραία Ελένη, the most beautiful woman in the world which became the cause of a 10 year long war. Maybe from Saint Helena/ Αγία Ελένη (250-330) the mother of Constantine the Great. She went to Jerusalem where she found a lot of relics. She also made her son convert to Christianity and thereby the Byzantine and Roman world became Christian.
- Γεώργιος (a Saint), 2. Μαρία (Jesus' mother), 3. Δημήτρης (a Saint) , 4. Ελένη,... a ranking list from http://www.greeknamedays.gr/populargreeknames.php
can some one tell me how to type in greek if you have an older apple mack book.
HOW TO ADD THE GREEK ALPHABET TO YOUR KEYBOARD
Here are some links to easily convert your keyboard to enable you to use both Latin and Greek characters as you need. We have found these easy to install and simple to use.
For Windows
HOW TO ADD THE GREEK ALPHABET TO YOUR KEYBOARD Here are some links to easily convert your keyboard to enable you to use both Latin and Greek characters as you need. We have found these easy to install and simple to use. For Windows
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17424/windows-change-keyboard-layout
https://www.conversationexchange.com/resources/keyboard-language.php?lg=en ;
https://billmounce.com/freegreekfont/unicode-windows
For Mac http://www.wikihow.com/Change-the-Keyboard-Language-of-a-Mac
Don't forget to read the Tips Notes (top left of page) which has a lot of information.
You will also find HOW TO USE LATIN CHARACTERS FOR THE GREEK IN THE TIPS NOTES.
Use the HOVER DROP DOWN HINTS And of course, ask us if you have any other questions. Best of luck.
And to automatically switch from languages try this link: DUOKEYBOARD SWITCHING FOR GOOGLEhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duokeyboard/dekooljcgfaiokofbciaflklkfniimfa
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Go into system preferences - > language & text - > click on Greek.
You can switch between languages by clicking on the flag in menu bar (near the time.)
Ok, it says to type what I hear in Greek, so I typed ελένη, but got it wrong. The I tried typing it in English and it said "Correct (You have a typo in your answer)! Another way to type this is ελένη" what the heck?
Yes, there does seem to be a glitch in the system. Are you using the website or the Android?
