ellen

n. a common first name for a woman.

n. a female given name, originally a variant of Helen, derived from Ancient Greek.

“My aunt Ellen is coming to visit us for dinner this weekend.”

“Ellen was a popular name in the early twentieth century, though its frequency in birth registries has fluctuated over the decades.”

n. a river in the north of England.

n. a river in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England, which flows into the Solway Firth.

“The River Ellen flows through the town of Maryport.”

“Hydrological studies of the River Ellen have monitored the impact of agricultural runoff on the local aquatic ecosystem near the Solway Firth.”

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