Helge or Helgi is a
Scandinavian,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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, and
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
mostly male name.
The name is derived from
Proto-Norse
Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic, Ancient Scandinavian, Ancient Norse, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Proto-Scandinavian and Proto-North Germanic) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a ...
''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see
Oleg
Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blesse ...
. Its feminine equivalent is
Olga.
Notable people with this name
*
Halga
Halga, ''Helgi'', ''Helghe'' or ''Helgo'' was a legendary Danish king living in the early 6th century. His name would in his own language (Proto-Norse) have been *''Hailaga'' (dedicated to the gods).
Scholars generally agree that he appears in bo ...
, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources
*
Helgi Hjörvarðsson
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. ...
, Scandinavian hero from ''
Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar
"Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar" ("Lay of Helgi Hjörvarðsson") is a poem collected in the ''Poetic Edda'', found in the Codex Regius manuscript where it follows ''Helgakviða Hundingsbana I'' and precedes ''Helgakviða Hundingsbana II''. The porti ...
'', in the ''
Poetic Edda
The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems, which is distinct from the ''Prose Edda'' written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the Icelandic me ...
''
*
Helgi Hundingsbane
Helgi Hundingsbane is a hero in Norse sagas. Helgi appears in ''Volsunga saga'' and in two lays in the ''Poetic Edda'' named ''Helgakviða Hundingsbana I'' and ''Helgakviða Hundingsbana II''. The ''Poetic Edda'' relates that Helgi and his mistres ...
, Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''
Völsunga saga
The ''Völsunga saga'' (often referred to in English as the ''Volsunga Saga'' or ''Saga of the Völsungs'') is a legendary saga, a late 13th-century poetic rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the stor ...
'' and who has two poems in the ''
Poetic Edda
The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems, which is distinct from the ''Prose Edda'' written by Snorri Sturluson. Several versions exist, all primarily of text from the Icelandic me ...
''
*
Helgi Haddingjaskati Helgi Haddingjaskati (Old Norse: , meaning "Helgi the lord of the Haddingjar") was a legendary Norse hero of whom only fragmentary accounts survive.
It is said in the end section of ''Helgakviða Hundingsbana II'', a poem of the ''Poetic Edda'', th ...
, Swedish hero from ''
Hrómundar saga Gripssonar ''Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' or ''The Saga of Hromund Gripsson'' is a legendary saga from Iceland. The original version has been lost, but its content has been preserved in the ''rímur'' of ''Hrómundr Gripsson'', known as ''Griplur'', which were ...
''
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Helge (Danish king)
Helge was a Danish king who ruled at the end of the 9th century. There is no contemporary evidence for his existence, since he is only mentioned in a source from the 11th century.
Adam of Bremen's account
Danish Viking armies in the Frankish kin ...
, 9th-century king
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Helge Akre
Helge Akre (1 March 1903 – 12 May 1986) was a Norwegian diplomat.
He was a son of Herman Skyrud (1859–1913) and Oline Akre (1871–1967), and bore his mother's last name from 1933. He took his secondary education in Rouen and graduat ...
(1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat
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Helge Bostrom
Helge "Bulge, Arbuckle" Bostrom (January 9, 1894 – January 23, 1977) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 90 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played for the Chicago Black Hawks.
Bostrom als ...
(1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
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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
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Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation) Helgi the Sharp may refer to:
* Helgi the Sharp (Zealand)
* Helgi the Sharp (Ringerike) In ''Ragnarssona þáttr'', Helgi the Sharp, prince of Ringerike (Old Norse: ''Helgi Hvassi'') was a grandson of king Ring II of Ringerike and the brother of G ...
, several people
*
Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation)
Helgi Tómasson may refer to:
*Helgi Tómasson (dancer)
Helgi Tomasson (born October 8, 1942) is an Icelandic artistic director and principal choreographer for San Francisco Ballet, and a former professional ballet dancer. Since assuming le ...
, several people
*
Helge Rosvaenge
Helge Rosvaenge (born Helge Anton Rosenvinge Hansen, August 29, 1897June 17, 1972) was a Danish-born operatic tenor whose career was centred on Germany and Austria, before, during and after World War II. His last name is sometimes spelled Roswaen ...
(1897–1972), Danish-German operatic tenor
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Helgi Sallo
Helgi Sallo (born 10 August 1941 in Tallinn) is an Estonian singer and actress.
In 1965, she graduated from the ESSR Theatre Union’s Drama Studio in Tallinn (now, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre).
Sallo was married to opera singer U ...
(born 1941), Estonian singer and actress
*
Helge Schneider
Helge Schneider (born 30 August 1955 in Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German entertainer, comedian, musician, author, film and theatre director, and actor. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best known for his song "Katzeklo ...
(born 1955), German comedian, musician, actor and director
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Helge Skoog
Helge Skoog (born 6 August 1938 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian, who became well known during the 1980s appearing on the TV series '' Teatersport''. During the 2000s (decade), he took part in the TV program ''Parlamentet''.
S ...
(born 1938), Swedish actor
*
Helge Söderbom
Lieutenant General Johan ''Helge'' Fritiof Söderbom (21 May 1881 – 3 January 1975) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Söderbom served as head of the Quartermaster Staff from 1928 to 1935 and was Quartermaster-General and as commanding officer ...
(1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general
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Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician
*
Helge Uuetoa (1936–2008), Estonian painter, stage and film set designer
Fictional characters
*Helge Doppler, a character in Netflix's 2017 series ''
Dark
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Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lum ...
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See also
* Helge or Helgas, an ancient city and former bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see as
Germanicopolis (Bithynia)
*
Helga
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