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ellen

Pronunciation: /ˈel.len/

“ellen” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. strength, courage, bravery
  2. elder tree

adjective

  1. elder tree, elder wood

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ellan, Old High German ellan, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (aljan), Old Norse eljan (Icelandic elja).

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