Helene Nygaard

## Relative(s)

### Family member(s)

Luce Nygaard (oldest adopted daughter) Lisa Nygaard (second oldest adopted daughter)

Syla Nygaard (third oldest adopted daughter)

River Nygaard (only adopted son)

Ora Nygaard (third youngest adopted daughter)

Morgan Nygaard (second youngest adopted daughter)

Kia Nygaard (youngest adopted daughter)

Gusten Nygaard (father-in-law) †

### Significant other(s)

Jocasta Nygaard (wife, deeply in love with)

## Affiliations

### Affiliations

Nygaard Trade Corporation

> “I am forever grateful that the hourglass, the moon, and the stars didn’t let me drown. Once, I couldn’t see in the storm, but now I am surfing on the tides, and what wonderful waves they are!”
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> ― Charlena E. Jackson, Pinwheels and Dandelions
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**Helene May Nygaard** *née* **Archibald-Jacobine** is the wife of Jocasta Nygaard and is the adopted mother of Luce, Lisa, Syla, River, Ora, Morgan, and Kia.

## Etymology

* Helene is the Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form. Helen is the English form of the Greek *Ἑλένη (Helene)*, probably from Greek *ἑλένη (helene)* meaning "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to *σελήνη (selene)* meaning "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem.
* May is derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from *Maia*, the name of a Roman goddess. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower. It is also used as a diminutive of Mary, Margaret or Mabel.
	+ Maia is probably from Latin *maior* meaning "greater". This was the name of a Roman goddess of spring, a companion (sometimes wife) of Vulcan. She was later conflated with the Greek goddess Maia. The month of May is named for her.
	+ Mary is the usual English form of *Maria*, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names *Μαριάμ (Mariam)* and *Μαρία (Maria)* - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from Hebrew *מִרְיָם (Miryam)*, a name borne by the sister of Moses in the Old Testament. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from *mry* "beloved" or *mr* "love".
	+ Margaret is derived from Latin *Margarita*, which was from Greek *μαργαρίτης (margarites)* meaning "pearl", a word that was probably ultimately a borrowing from an Indo-Iranian language. SaintMargaret, the patron of expectant mothers, was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. Later legends told of her escape from a dragon, with which she was often depicted in medieval art. The saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and her name has been widely used in the Christian world.
	+ Mabel is the Medieval feminine form of Amabilis which is the Late Latin name meaning "lovable". This spelling and Amabel were common during the Middle Ages, though they became rare after the 15th century. It was revived in the 19th century after the publication of C. M. Yonge's 1854 novel *The Heir of Redclyffe*, which featured a character named Mabel (as well as one named Amabel).
* Nygaard is has origins in Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish and mean "new homestead" or "new farm"
* Archibald is derived from the Germanic elements *ercan* "genuine" and *bald* "bold". The first element was altered due to the influence of Greek names beginning with the element *ἀρχός (archos)*meaning "master". The Normans brought this name to England. It first became common in Scotland in the Middle Ages.
* Jacobine is the Norwegian and Dutch form of Jacob which is from the Latin *Iacob*, which was from the Greek *Ἰακώβ (Iakob)*, which was from the Hebrew name *יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov)*. In the Old Testament Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter", because he twice deprived his brother of his rights as the firstborn son (see Genesis 27:36). Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like *יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el)* meaning "may God protect".

## Trivia

* She is a lesbian.
* Helene is an excellent cook.