Helge

See also: helge

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Helgi.

Proper noun

Helge

1. a male given name

Related terms

• female forms: Helga, Helle, Olga

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlɡə]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse Helgi.

Proper noun

Helge m (proper noun, strong, genitive Helges or (only with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Helge [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Helge	die	Helges
genitive	eines	des	Helges, Helge1	der	Helges
dative	einem	dem	Helge	den	Helges
accusative	einen	den	Helge	die	Helges

¹Only with an article.

Proper noun

Helge f (proper noun, genitive Helges or (with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

1. a female given name of less common usage, variant of Helga

Declension

Declension of Helge [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Helge	die	Helges
genitive	einer	der	Helges, Helge1	der	Helges
dative	einer	der	Helge	den	Helges
accusative	eine	die	Helge	die	Helges

¹With an article.

Etymology 2

Noun

Helge m (weak, genitive Helgens, plural Helgen)

1. Alternative form of Helling

Declension

Declension of Helge [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Helge	die	Helgen
genitive	eines	des	Helgens	der	Helgen
dative	einem	dem	Helgen	den	Helgen
accusative	einen	den	Helgen	die	Helgen

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Helgi. Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²hɛljə], [²hæɽjə], [²hɛlɡə]

Proper noun

Helge

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (female given names) Hege, Helga, Helle, Olga
• (surnames) Helgesen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 312 males with the given name Helge living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse Helgi.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

Helge

1. The letter "H" in the Swedish spelling alphabet (since 1960; previously Harald)

Proper noun

Helge c (genitive Helges)

1. a male given name

Derived terms

• slemhelge

Related terms

• female forms: Helga, Olga