Helga

Helga

See also: helga and Helgą

English

Etymology

Old Norse Helga ("holy"), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɡə/

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

Related terms

• Olga

Translations

female given name

Danish: Helga Faroese: Helga f Finnish: Helka (fi) German: Helga (de) Greek: Όλγα (el) f (Ólga) Hungarian: Helga (hu) Icelandic: Helga (is) f Latvian: Elga f Norwegian: Nynorsk: Helga f Portuguese: Helga (pt) f Russian: О́льга (ru) f (Ólʹga) Swedish: Helga (sv)

Anagrams

• Hagle

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name from Old Norse

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Helge, Helle, Olga

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.ɣaː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name

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Estonian

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name, ultimately from Old Norse Helga

Related terms

• Helgi, Helju, Olga, Olli

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Helga: Helguson
• daughter of Helga: Helgudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Helga
Accusative	Helgu
Dative	Helgu
Genitive	Helgu

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name from Old Norse Helga

Related terms

• Helge, Olga

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlɡɒ]
• Hyphenation: Hel‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Helga	Helgák
accusative	Helgát	Helgákat
dative	Helgának	Helgáknak
instrumental	Helgával	Helgákkal
causal-final	Helgáért	Helgákért
translative	Helgává	Helgákká
terminative	Helgáig	Helgákig
essive-formal	Helgaként	Helgákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Helgában	Helgákban
superessive	Helgán	Helgákon
adessive	Helgánál	Helgáknál
illative	Helgába	Helgákba
sublative	Helgára	Helgákra
allative	Helgához	Helgákhoz
elative	Helgából	Helgákból
delative	Helgáról	Helgákról
ablative	Helgától	Helgáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Helgáé	Helgáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Helgáéi	Helgákéi

Possessive forms of Helga
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Helgám	Helgáim
2nd person sing.	Helgád	Helgáid
3rd person sing.	Helgája	Helgái
1st person plural	Helgánk	Helgáink
2nd person plural	Helgátok	Helgáitok
3rd person plural	Helgájuk	Helgáik

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Helgi

Related terms

• Olga

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Helge, Hæge, Hege

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga, from *heiligr (“happy, lucky”).

Proper noun

Helga f (definite Helga)

1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Helge

Related terms

• Hella, Olga

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN, page 170
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3 169 females with the given name Helga living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1880s and 90s. Accessed on 17th January, 2023.

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Hǫlga

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjectives helga, a weak forms of *heiligr (“happy, lucky”).

The alternative form Hǫlga stems from the Old Norse adjective hǫlga, a weak form of *heilugr.

Cognate to the male given names Helgi and Hǫlgi.

Proper noun

Helga f (genitive Helgu)

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Helga
• Faroese: Helga
• Norwegian: Helga, Hege, Hæge (Setesdal)
• Swedish: Helga, Hella
• Danish: Helga, Helle
• → Finnish: Helka, Hella
• → Russian: О́льга (Ólʹga)
• → Belarusian: Во́льга (Vólʹha)
• → Ukrainian: О́льга (Ólʹha)

Helga m

1. inflection of Helgi:
   1. accusative
   2. dative
   3. genitive

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

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Polish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Helga. Doublet of Olga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛl.ɡa/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlɡa
• Syllabification: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Declension

Declension of Helga

	singular	plural
nominative	Helga	Helgi
genitive	Helgi	Helg
dative	Heldze	Helgom
accusative	Helgę	Helgi
instrumental	Helgą	Helgami
locative	Heldze	Helgach
vocative	Helgo	Helgi

Further reading

• Helga in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Helga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.ɡa/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛɫ.ɣɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛlɡɐ, (Brazil) -ɛwɡɐ
• Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

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Slovak

Etymology

From Swedish Helga, from Old Norse Helga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛɫɡa/

Proper noun

Helga f (genitive singular Helgy, nominative plural Helgy, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Helga

	singular	plural
nominative	Helga	Helgy
genitive	Helgy	Helg
dative	Helge	Helgám
accusative	Helgu	Helgy
locative	Helge	Helgách
instrumental	Helgou	Helgami

Further reading

• Helga in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga c (genitive Helgas)

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Helge
• Olga

Anagrams

• hagel