Helge (name)
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| Helge | |
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 Oleg of Novgorod by Vasnetsov |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | Holy |
| Region of origin | Scandinavia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Oleg |
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Helge or Helgi is a Norse 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 Helga.
[edit] Notable people with this name
Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in Beowulf and in medieval Scandinavian sources.
- Helgi Hjörvarðsson, a Scandinavian hero from Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Hundingsbane, a Scandinavian hero who figures in the Völsunga saga and who has two poems in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Haddingjaskati, a Swedish hero from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar.
- Helgi the Sharp, the name of two Norse princes.
- Helgi Tomasson (b. 1942), Iceland-born ballet dancer and artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet company (California, USA)
- Helge Rosvaenge – a Danish-German Tenor
- Helge Schneider – a German entertainer
- Helge Skoog – a Swedish actor
- Niels Fabian Helge von Koch – a Swedish mathematician
- Helge Jung - a Swedish General
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