Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

, and

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

mostly male name. The name is derived from

Proto-Norse Proto-Norse (also called Ancient Nordic; Danish and ; ; ; ) was an Indo-European language spoken in Scandinavia that is thought to have evolved as a northern dialect of Proto-Germanic in the first centuries CE. It is the earliest stage of a c ...

''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''. For its Slavic version, see

Oleg Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus. Origins ''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equival ...

. 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 ...

, legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources * Helgi Hjörvarðsson, 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 por ...

'', in the ''

Poetic Edda The ''Poetic Edda'' is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related ''Prose Edda'', although both works are seminal to the study of Old Norse ...

'' *

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 mist ...

, 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 prose rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the story ...

'' and who has two poems in the ''

'' *

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'', t ...

, Swedish hero from '' Hrómundar saga Gripssonar'' *

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 ki ...

, 9th-century king *

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 *

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. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1929 to 1933. Bostrom also played f ...

(1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player *

Helge Dohrmann Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989) was a Danish politician who was one of the leading figures of the Progress Party. He was a long-term member of the Danish Parliament The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Par ...

(1939–1989), Danish politician *

Helge Jung General (Sweden), General Helge Victor Jung (23 March 1886 – 3 January 1978) was a Swedish Army officer. Helge Jung had a distinguished military career in the Swedish Army. He began as a volunteer in 1904, graduated from the Military Academy Kar ...

(1886–1978), Swedish 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 nobil ...

(1870–1924), Swedish mathematician *

Helge Larsen Helge Larsen (25 April 1915 – 24 January 2000) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party and served as the minister of education between 1968 and 1971. Early life and education Larsen was born on 25 April 1 ...

(1915–2000), Danish politician *

Helge Rosvaenge Helge Rosvaenge (born Helge Anton Rosenvinge Hansen, 29 August 189717 June 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 Roswaenge ...

(1897–1972), Danish-German operatic tenor *

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, composer, author, film and theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. He frequently appears on German television and is probably best kno ...

(born 1955), German comedian, musician, actor and director *

Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation) Helgi the Sharp may refer to: * Helgi the Sharp (Zealand) * Helgi the Sharp (Ringerike) {{hndis ...

, several people * Helge Skoog (born 1938), Swedish actor *

Helge Söderbom Generallöjtnant, Lieutenant General Johan ''Helge'' Fritiof Söderbom (21 May 1881 – 3 January 1975) was a senior Swedish Army officer. Söderbom began his military career in 1902 after graduating from the Military Academy Karlberg and was fir ...

(1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Helge Talvitie (born 1941), Finnish sheet metal worker and politician * Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation), several people * Helge Uuetoa (1936–2008), Estonian painter, stage and film set designer

Fictional characters

*Helge Doppler, a character in Netflix's 2017 series ''

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