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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 Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...
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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 Jung General (Sweden), General Helge Victor Jung (23 March 1886 – 3 January 1978) was a Swedish Army officer. Jung's senior commands include the post of Chief of the Army Staff (Sweden), Chief of the Army Staff and the General Staff Corps, commander ...
(1886–1978), Swedish General * Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation), several people * Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation), several people * 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 * Helge Skoog (born 1938), Swedish actor * Helge Söderbom (1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general *
Helge von Koch Niels Fabian Helge von Koch (25 January 1870 – 11 March 1924) was a Swedish mathematician who gave his name to the famous fractal known as the Koch snowflake, one of the earliest fractal curves to be described. He was born to Swedish nobility. ...
(1870–1924), Swedish mathematician *
Helge Uuetoa Helge Uuetoa (16 April 1936 – 16 August 2008) was an Estonian painter, illustrator, and stage and film set designer. Career Helge Uuetoa graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute (now, the Estonian Academy of Arts) in 1960. Afterward, she ...
(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) Germanicopolis () was an ancient town in Bithynia, also known as Caesarea in Bythinia (not to be confused with Caesarea Germanica, as such a former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. History It was located on the Gelbes river, n ...
* Helga {{given name, Helge Scandinavian masculine given names Norwegian masculine given names Swedish masculine given names Danish masculine given names Finnish masculine given names Icelandic masculine given names German masculine given names Dutch masculine given names Estonian feminine given names