Go to Ellen in the name books & you'll find it's a form of this name from Greek myth
... Ellen developed as an English form of Helen in the Middle Ages, 
before they ... From ancient Greek mythology, Helen is a name made famous by 
the .... You may think you've heard the story before-but you'll get a side-splittin'... [DOC] [TLE] Behind the Name: User Comments for the name Ellie [PAR] In Greek mythology, ELLH was the daughter of Athamas and Nefele, sister of 
Frixos.