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.

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 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, 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, 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 Dohrmann (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 (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 '' Dark''

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