Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet
Herberto Hélder
Herberto Helder de Oliveira (Funchal, São Pedro, 23 November 1930 – Cascais, 23 March 2015) was a Portuguese poet often considered the most important Portuguese poet of the second half of the 20th century.
Biography
Herberto Helder was b ...
(1930-).
The name is sometimes confused with
Heitor. People named Hélder include:
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Hélder Fragueiro Antunes, a Portugues-American executive
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Hélder Barbosa
Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 148 matches and 19 goals, mainly for Braga (three seasons) and Académica (t ...
(born 1987), Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Cabral (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Catalão (born 1955), Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Cristóvão (born 1971), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called Hélder
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Hélder Costa (born 1994), Angola-born Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Costa (playwright) (born 1939), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in Paris
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Hélder Muianga
Hélder Carlos Muianga (born 28 September 1976), commonly known as Mano-Mano, is a Mozambican retired association football, footballer who played in Mozambique for Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, Costa do Sol and Grupo Desportivo de Maputo, D ...
(born 1976), Mozambican football player
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Hélder Esteves (born 1977), Portuguese football striker
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Helder Francisco Malauene, Mozambican politician
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Hélder Macedo (born 1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writer
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Hélder Maurílio (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Hélder Prista Monteiro (1922–1994), Portuguese absurdist playwright
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Hélder Graça Neto (born 1982), Angolan footballer
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Hélder Postiga
Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
After beginning at Porto, where he won eight items of silverware along the way, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of ...
(born 1982), Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Lima Queiroz (born 1963), Brazilian zoologist
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Hélder Rosário (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
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Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
See also
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Helder (disambiguation)
References
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Portuguese masculine given names
Masculine given names