Helle

See also: helle

Danish

Etymology

From a diminutive of Helga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛlə]

Proper noun

Helle

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 673 females with the given name Helle have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Estonian

Etymology

Variant of Helena (“Helen”) also associated with hell (“tender”); comparable to Finnish Hellä.

Proper noun

Helle

  1. A female given name.

German

Etymology 1

from Proto-Germanic *haljō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

Noun

Helle n

  1. pale lager

Etymology 2

hell +‎ -e

Noun

Helle f

  1. brightness

Further reading

Norwegian

Proper noun

Helle

  1. A female given name borrowed from Danish.
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