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Definition von ellen im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A female given name

I can sound my h's, dear, as well as anyone, but Helen is not a suitable name for a servant. I don't know what the mothers in the lower classes are coming to nowadays..

{i} female first name

Glasgow Ellen Anderson Gholson Ochoa Ellen Stead Christina Ellen Stewart Ellen Terry Alice Ellen Muriel Ellen Deason White James Springer and Ellen Gould Ellen Gould Harmon Zwilich Ellen Taaffe

given name, female

Relevante Übersetzungen

Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

born April 22, 1873, Richmond, Va., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, Richmond U.S. novelist. She was irregularly schooled and lived the life of a Southern belle. With Virginia (1913), she completed a five-novel series (begun 1900) depicting the state's social history. She was past age 50 when she gained critical notice for Barren Ground (1925). The Sheltered Life (1932) is part of a trilogy of ironic novels of manners. Her realistic depiction of Virginia life helped direct Southern literature away from sentimentality and nostalgia

Ellen Glasgow

born April 22, 1873, Richmond, Va., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1945, Richmond U.S. novelist. She was irregularly schooled and lived the life of a Southern belle. With Virginia (1913), she completed a five-novel series (begun 1900) depicting the state's social history. She was past age 50 when she gained critical notice for Barren Ground (1925). The Sheltered Life (1932) is part of a trilogy of ironic novels of manners. Her realistic depiction of Virginia life helped direct Southern literature away from sentimentality and nostalgia

Ellen Ochoa

born May 10, 1958, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. U.S. astronaut. She earned a master's degree (1981) and a doctorate (1985) in electrical engineering at Stanford University. Specializing in the development of optical systems, she later helped create several systems and methods that were awarded patents. In 1990 Ochoa was selected to participate in NASA's astronaut program, and the following year she completed her training to become the first Hispanic female astronaut. In April 1993 she served as mission specialist aboard the shuttle Discovery. Ochoa's later missions included traveling to the International Space Station in 1999 and 2002

Ellen Stewart

born 1920, Alexandria, La., U.S. U.S. theatre director. In the 1950s she moved to New York City to become a fashion designer. In 1961 she founded Café La Mama, an experimental theatre specializing in total integration of music, dance, and drama. There she gave a start to many young actors and playwrights, including Bette Midler and Sam Shepard. Stewart became known as the mother of Off-Off-Broadway theatre. A European tour in 1965 made La Mama a mecca for European avant-garde directors. Its frequently distinguished productions have made La Mama a venerated institution and have won more than 50 Obie Awards

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

born April 30, 1939, Miami, Fla., U.S. U.S. composer. She was trained as a violinist, studying with Ivan Galamian (1903-81). She studied composition with Elliott Carter and Roger Sessions at Juilliard. Her straightforward and expressive music won wide recognition; her Symphony No. 1 (1983) was the first composition by a woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Her orchestral work Symbolon premiered in Russia in 1988. She is noted for writing music that is both substantive and accessible

Ellen Terry

born Feb. 27, 1847, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng. died July 21, 1928, Small Hythe, Kent English actress. Born into a family of actors, she made her stage debut at age nine. She acted with several companies before joining Henry Irving as his leading lady (1878-1902), playing a variety of Shakespearean roles in a notable partnership. Her warmth, gentleness, and beauty made her one of the most popular actresses in Britain and the U.S., and she continued to act until 1925. She conducted a famous correspondence with the playwright George Bernard Shaw. The actor, stage designer, and drama theorist Gordon Craig was her son

Alice Ellen Terry

born Feb. 27, 1847, Coventry, Warwickshire, Eng. died July 21, 1928, Small Hythe, Kent English actress. Born into a family of actors, she made her stage debut at age nine. She acted with several companies before joining Henry Irving as his leading lady (1878-1902), playing a variety of Shakespearean roles in a notable partnership. Her warmth, gentleness, and beauty made her one of the most popular actresses in Britain and the U.S., and she continued to act until 1925. She conducted a famous correspondence with the playwright George Bernard Shaw. The actor, stage designer, and drama theorist Gordon Craig was her son

Christina Ellen Stead

born July 17, 1902, Rockdale, Sydney, Austl. died March 31, 1983, Sydney Australian novelist. She traveled widely and at various times lived in London, Paris, and the U.S., where in the early 1940s she worked as a screenwriter for MGM. She returned to Australia in 1974. Her first published work was a collection of short stories, The Salzburg Tales (1934). She is best remembered for her novel The Man Who Loved Children (1940), the story of a disintegrating family

James Springer and Ellen Gould White

A visionary, Ellen had more than 2,000 visions before she died; these helped guide the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which was formed in 1863. They preached together until James's death. Ellen continued, speaking on many subjects, notably temperance, and was regarded by some as a prophet. Of her many books, the best known is Steps to Christ

James Springer and Ellen Gould White

orig. Ellen Gould Harmon born April 8, 1821, Palmyra, Me., U.S. died June 8, 1881, Battle Creek, Mich. born Nov. 26, 1827, Gorham, Me. died July 16, 1915, St. Helena, Cal. Cofounders of the Seventh-Day Adventists. James was a schoolteacher and then a minister who accepted the Adventist views of William Miller (1782-1849). He married Ellen Harmon in 1846; she had become a Millerite in 1840, at

James and Ellen White

A visionary, Ellen had more than 2,000 visions before she died; these helped guide the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, which was formed in 1863. They preached together until James's death. Ellen continued, speaking on many subjects, notably temperance, and was regarded by some as a prophet. Of her many books, the best known is Steps to Christ

James and Ellen White

orig. Ellen Gould Harmon born April 8, 1821, Palmyra, Me., U.S. died June 8, 1881, Battle Creek, Mich. born Nov. 26, 1827, Gorham, Me. died July 16, 1915, St. Helena, Cal. Cofounders of the Seventh-Day Adventists. James was a schoolteacher and then a minister who accepted the Adventist views of William Miller (1782-1849). He married Ellen Harmon in 1846; she had become a Millerite in 1840, at

Silbentrennung

El·len

Türkische aussprache

elın

Aussprache

/ˈelən/ /ˈɛlən/

Etymologie

() Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helenē); also used as a variant of Eleanor.