Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 515

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Greetings,

Here's the information we found on "Helen von Eltz."

"Helen" is the English form of the Latin name "Helena." "Helen" isn't found in German, but we found a lot of other German forms: (1,2,3)

Elena 1040/47
Helena 13th c.
Ellene 1358
Helene 1402
Helena 1364, 1447

"Eltz" is a place on the Mosel River, and "Helene von Eltz" (or one of the other German forms of "Helena") would be a perfectly reasonable German name.

Talan Gwynek and Arval Benicoeur contributed to this letter.

We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.

In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel