Hege

See also: hege

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Spelling variant of Hæge, a dialectal form of Helga with a loss of -l- following a lengthening of the preceding vowel.

Proper noun

Hege f (definite Hega)

1. a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Hæge

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 170
• Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 041 females with the given name Hege living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 17th January, 2023.