Helm

Helm may refer to:

• a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and ship's wheel. Derived meanings:
  • The verb meaning to steer, as in "to helm a yacht".
  • A gender-neutral term for helmsman
  • metaphorically, a position of leadership or control
  • the Unicode "helm symbol" ⎈ (U+2388), see Miscellaneous Technical (Unicode)
• The great helm, a type of helmet that completely covers the head and is supported by the shoulders. Derived meanings:
  • helmet or helm in heraldry
  • Hełm coat of arms, a Polish coat of arms. (Unrelated to the Polish city, see below)

People

• Helm Wulfingum (9th century or before), Geatish king
• Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
• John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
• Theodor Helm (1843–1920), musicologist
• James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
• Tom Helm, Scottish rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, for Great Britain, and Oldham
• Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
• Christopher Helm (1937–2007), Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides
• Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
• Levon Helm (1940–2012), American rock drummer
• Peter Helm (born 1941), Canadian-American actor
• George Helm (1950–1977), Native Hawaiian activist and musician
• Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoer
• Brett Helm (born 1962), American entrepreneur
• Darren Helm (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Michael Helm, Canadian novelist

Other proper names

• Helm Wind, a wind which blows in Cumbria, England
• Quarter Florin, a medieval English coin
• Helm numbers for compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Helm, California
• Helm, Kentucky
• Helm Canal, a waterway in Fresno County, California
• USS Helm (DD-388), a United States Navy destroyer
• Historic spelling of the city Chełm (popularized by the Tales of the people of Helm; see link below).

HELM (abbrev.)

• The holomorphic embedding load flow method, a mathematical technique
• Historic Environment Local Management training and advice programme set up by English Heritage in 2004.

Fiction, popular culture and product names

• Tales of the people of Helm
• In The Lord of the Rings:
  • Helm Hammerhand, 9th King of Rohan
  • Helm's Deep, a valley in Rohan
• Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
• Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms
• Hideout Helm, the final level in Donkey Kong 64
• Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip Rogue Trooper
• Helm (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha
• Crimson Helm, a boss in the game Okami
• "Helm," a novel by Steven Gould
• ThermaHelm, a motorcycle helmet
• Helm, electronic band from Sweden

See also

• Helms
• Helme (disambiguation)