Helga

Gender Feminine
Usage Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Old Norse [1]
Pronounced Pron. HEHL-ga(German) HEHL-gaw(Hungarian) EHL-gu(European Portuguese) EW-gu(Brazilian Portuguese)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Helge.

Related Names

VariantsLaila(Norwegian) Laila(Swedish) Helka(Finnish)
DiminutivesHege(Norwegian) Hella, Helle(Danish) Hella(German)
Masculine FormsHelge(Norwegian) Helge(Danish) Helge(Swedish) Helgi(Icelandic) Helge(German) Helge(Finnish) Helgi(Old Norse)
Other Languages & CulturesAili, Helle(Estonian) Áile, Láilá(Sami)
User SubmissionHelgá

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: May 7
Estonia: May 31
Finland: May 31
Hungary: October 3
Latvia: October 9
Lithuania: September 11
Norway: September 30
Sweden: November 21

Categories

blessed, cartoon characters, currently out of the US top 1000, Danny Phantom characters, Disney characters, Ever After High characters, feminine forms, Harry Potter characters, Hey Arnold characters, Hogan's Heroes characters, Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, isograms, love island Hungary, Once Upon a Time characters, Path of the Ranger characters, Phantasy Star characters, Ratchet and Clank characters, Sims 3 characters, Stephen King characters, Suikoden characters, Taboo characters, Titanic characters, top 10 in Germany, Trinity Blood characters, witches

Sources & References

  1. Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
Entry updated June 9, 2023