Helge

Helge

See also: helge

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Helgi.

Proper noun

Helge

  1. a male given name

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛlɡə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Old Norse Helgi.

    Proper noun

    Helge m (proper noun, strong, genitive Helges or (only with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

    1. a male given name
    Declension
    Declension of Helge [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Helge die Helges
    genitive eines des Helges, Helge1 der Helges
    dative einem dem Helge den Helges
    accusative einen den Helge die Helges

    1Only with an article.

    Proper noun

    Helge f (proper noun, genitive Helges or (with an article) Helge, plural Helges)

    1. a female given name of less common usage, variant of Helga
    Declension
    Declension of Helge [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Helge die Helges
    genitive einer der Helges, Helge1 der Helges
    dative einer der Helge den Helges
    accusative eine die Helge die Helges

    1With an article.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    Helge m (weak, genitive Helgens, plural Helgen)

    1. alternative form of Helling
    Declension
    Declension of Helge [masculine, weak]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Helge die Helgen
    genitive eines des Helgens der Helgen
    dative einem dem Helgen den Helgen
    accusative einen den Helgen die Helgen

    Norwegian

    Etymology

    From Old Norse Helgi. Recorded in Norway since the Middle Ages.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [²hɛljə], [²hæɽjə], [²hɛlɡə]

    Proper noun

    Helge

    1. a male given name

    References

    • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
    • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 312 males with the given name Helge living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

    Swedish

    Etymology

    Old Norse Helgi.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Interjection

    Helge

    1. The letter "H" in the Swedish spelling alphabet (since 1960; previously Harald)

    Proper noun

    Helge c (genitive Helges)

    1. a male given name

    Derived terms

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