Helge (name)
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Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian name.
The name is derived from Proto-Norse *Hailaga[1] with its original meaning being dedicated to the gods. For its Russian version, see Oleg.
[edit] Notable People with this name
Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in Beowulf and in medieval Scandinavian sources.
- Helgi Hjörvarðsson, a Scandinavian hero from Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Hundingsbane, a Scandinavian hero who figures in the Völsunga saga and who has two poems in the Poetic Edda. It says that he was reborn as
- Helgi Haddingjaskati, a Swedish hero from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar.
- Helgi the Sharp, the name of two Norse princes.
- Helge Rosvaenge – a Danish-German Tenor
- Helge Schneider – a German entertainer
- Helge Skoog – a Swedish actor
- Niels Fabian Helge von Koch – a Swedish mathematician
- Helge Jung - a Swedish General
- Helge Janssen - a South African artist
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