Helga
Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries. (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, Helka or Oili). The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi. Eastern Slavic names Olga (Ольга) and Oleg (Олег) are derived from it.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | "holy", "blessed" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hælga, Helge, Helgi, Hege, Hæge, Helja, Helle, Helka, Oili, Olga |
Name days: Estonia - May 31, Hungary - October 3, Latvia - October 9, Sweden - November 21, Finland - May 31, Greece - 11 July
People
- Helga, also known as Saint Olga, (c. 890-969), Princess of Kiev
- Helga Anders (1948-1986), German-Austrian actress
- Helga Arendt (born 1964), West German sprinter
- Helga Thaler Ausserhofer (born 1952), Italian politician
- Helga de la Brache (1817-1885), Swedish con artist
- Helga Deen (1925-1943), Jewish victim of National Socialism
- Helga Dernesch (born 1939), Austrian soprano and mezzo soprano
- Helga Feddersen (1930–1990), German actress
- Helga Frier (1893–1972), Danish actress
- Helga Goebbels (1932–1945), eldest daughter of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and Magda Goebbels
- Helga Guitton, German radio announcer
- Helga Klein (born 1931), German athlete
- Helga Königsdorf (born 1938), German mathematician and author
- Helga Krapf (born 1988), Filipina actress
- Helga Kuhse, Australian philosopher
- Helga Liné (born 1932), Portuguese-Spanish film actress and circus acrobat
- Helga Nadire İnan Ertürk (born 1984), Turkish-German footballer
- Helga - (born 1641~?) German - Status: missing
- Helga Niessen Masthoff (born 1941), German tennis player
- Helga M. Novak (born 1935), German-Icelandic author
- Helga Pedersen (1911–1980), Danish politician
- Helga Pedersen (born 1973), Norwegian politician
- Helga Radtke (born 1962), German track and field athlete
- Helga Schubert (born 1940), German psychologist and author
- Helga Seibert (1939-1999), judge at Bundesverfassungsgericht
- Helga Seidler (born 1949), German athlete and Olympic medalist
- Helga Stephenson, Canadian media executive
- Helga Stevens, Belgian politician
- Helga Testorf, subject of Andrew Wyeth's famous paintings
- Helga Trüpel (born 1958), German politician (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
- Helga Vlahović (born 1945), Croatian journalist and producer
- Helga Zepp-LaRouche (born 1948), German journalist and politician
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), 41st Prime Minister of Denmark
Fictional characters
- Helga, wife of Hagar in the comic strip Hägar the Horrible
- Helga, a Dutch enemy character in the fighting game Human Killing Machine
- Helga, character in the game Suikoden IV
- Helga Geerhart, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
- Helga Hufflepuff, founder of Hogwarts' Hufflepuff house in the Harry Potter books
- Helga Pataki, character on Nickelodeon's cartoon show Hey Arnold!
- Helga Phugly, a friend of Milo's in The Oblongs
- Helga Sinclair, mercenary in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Helga Von Guggen, villain in Totally Spies animated television series
- Helga Gallimard, wife of Rene Gallimard in the play M Butterfly by David Henry Hwang
- Helga Barkhuizen, Miss South Africa International 2012
- Helga, wife of Floki, character in History TV show Vikings
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