Helge (name)

Helge
Oleg of Novgorod by Vasnetsov
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Old Norse
Meaning	Holy
Region of origin	Scandinavia
Other names
Related names	Oleg

Helge or Helgi is a Norse male name.

The name is derived from Proto-Norse *Hailaga with its original meaning being dedicated to the gods. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Helga.

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.
Helgi Tomasson (b. 1942), Iceland-born ballet dancer and artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet company (California, USA)
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

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