It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Ellen is sun ray. Originally a variant of Helen, but now more closely associated with Eleanor. First used as an independent name in the 16th century. Nell is a pet form. English actress Ellen Terry; American actresses Ellyn Burstyn, Ellen Barkin, Ellen DeGeneres.
The days are longer in the summer because our section of the Earth is tilted towards the sun during the summer. Because the tilt of the Earth puts us faces the sun during summer, thus giving us more light. This effect is more and more noticeable the closer to the poles that you go.
Because the summer solstice occurs when the North Pole is tilted most towards the sun, the sun reaches its highest point in the sky on that day, which usually occurs around June 21 each year. From now on, days will only get shorter as we travel toward the winter solstice on Dec. 21.