Helling

See also: helling

English

Proper noun

Helling (plural Hellings)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Helling is the 25381^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Helling is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Helling in 1803-1820. Derived from helling (“slope, incline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛ.lɪŋ/

• helling:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Hel‧ling
• Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ
• Homophone: helling

Proper noun

Helling n

1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Alternative forms

• Helge

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Hellinge, from Middle Low German hellinge, heldinge, from the verb helden (“to tilt, to hield”), Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Helling f (genitive Helling, plural Hellingen)

1. (nautical) slipway

   Synonym: Stapel

Declension

Declension of Helling [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Helling	die	Hellingen
genitive	einer	der	Helling	der	Hellingen
dative	einer	der	Helling	den	Hellingen
accusative	eine	die	Helling	die	Hellingen

Further reading

• “Helling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Helling” in Duden online