| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | Holy |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Helgi, Helje, Hølje, Halga, Oleg, Olga, Helga |
Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name.
The name is derived from Proto-Norse Hailaga with its original meaning being dedicated to the gods. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga.
Notable people with this name
- Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in Beowulf and in medieval Scandinavian sources
- Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, in the Poetic Edda
- Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the Völsunga saga and who has two poems in the Poetic Edda
- Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar
- Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king
- Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat
- Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989), Danish politician
- Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish general
- Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician
- Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politician
- Helge Rosvaenge (1897–1972), Danish-German operatic tenor
- Helgi Sallo (born 1941), Estonian singer and actress
- Helge Schneider (born 1955), German comedian, musician, actor and director
- Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation), several people
- Helge Skoog (born 1938), Swedish actor
- Helge Söderbom (1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general
- Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation), several people
- Helge Uuetoa (1936–2008), Estonian painter, stage and film set designer
Fictional characters
- Helge Doppler, a character in Netflix's 2017 series Dark
See also
- Helge or Helgas, an ancient city and former bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see as Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
- Helga
References
- ^ "Helge". Name Doctor. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- "Helge". Dansk Navneleksicon (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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