Helga

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See also: helga and Helgą

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Old Norse Helga ("holy"), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

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Translations[edit]

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name from Old Norse

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛl.ɣaː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f

  1. a female given name

Estonian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name, ultimately from Old Norse Helga

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes[edit]

Matronymics

  • son of Helga: Helguson
  • daughter of Helga: Helgudóttir

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Helga
Accusative Helgu
Dative Helgu
Genitive Helgu

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of Helka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelɡɑ/, [ˈhe̞lɡɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elɡɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Hel‧ga

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name

Declension[edit]

Inflection of Helga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Helga Helgat
genitive Helgan Helgojen
partitive Helgaa Helgoja
illative Helgaan Helgoihin
singular plural
nominative Helga Helgat
accusative nom. Helga Helgat
gen. Helgan
genitive Helgan Helgojen
Helgainrare
partitive Helgaa Helgoja
inessive Helgassa Helgoissa
elative Helgasta Helgoista
illative Helgaan Helgoihin
adessive Helgalla Helgoilla
ablative Helgalta Helgoilta
allative Helgalle Helgoille
essive Helgana Helgoina
translative Helgaksi Helgoiksi
abessive Helgatta Helgoitta
instructive — Helgoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Helga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Helgani Helgani
accusative nom. Helgani Helgani
gen. Helgani
genitive Helgani Helgojeni
Helgainirare
partitive Helgaani Helgojani
inessive Helgassani Helgoissani
elative Helgastani Helgoistani
illative Helgaani Helgoihini
adessive Helgallani Helgoillani
ablative Helgaltani Helgoiltani
allative Helgalleni Helgoilleni
essive Helganani Helgoinani
translative Helgakseni Helgoikseni
abessive Helgattani Helgoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Helgoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Helgasi Helgasi
accusative nom. Helgasi Helgasi
gen. Helgasi
genitive Helgasi Helgojesi
Helgaisirare
partitive Helgaasi Helgojasi
inessive Helgassasi Helgoissasi
elative Helgastasi Helgoistasi
illative Helgaasi Helgoihisi
adessive Helgallasi Helgoillasi
ablative Helgaltasi Helgoiltasi
allative Helgallesi Helgoillesi
essive Helganasi Helgoinasi
translative Helgaksesi Helgoiksesi
abessive Helgattasi Helgoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Helgoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Helgamme Helgamme
accusative nom. Helgamme Helgamme
gen. Helgamme
genitive Helgamme Helgojemme
Helgaimmerare
partitive Helgaamme Helgojamme
inessive Helgassamme Helgoissamme
elative Helgastamme Helgoistamme
illative Helgaamme Helgoihimme
adessive Helgallamme Helgoillamme
ablative Helgaltamme Helgoiltamme
allative Helgallemme Helgoillemme
essive Helganamme Helgoinamme
translative Helgaksemme Helgoiksemme
abessive Helgattamme Helgoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Helgoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Helganne Helganne
accusative nom. Helganne Helganne
gen. Helganne
genitive Helganne Helgojenne
Helgainnerare
partitive Helgaanne Helgojanne
inessive Helgassanne Helgoissanne
elative Helgastanne Helgoistanne
illative Helgaanne Helgoihinne
adessive Helgallanne Helgoillanne
ablative Helgaltanne Helgoiltanne
allative Helgallenne Helgoillenne
essive Helgananne Helgoinanne
translative Helgaksenne Helgoiksenne
abessive Helgattanne Helgoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Helgoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Helgansa Helgansa
accusative nom. Helgansa Helgansa
gen. Helgansa
genitive Helgansa Helgojensa
Helgainsarare
partitive Helgaansa Helgojaan
Helgojansa
inessive Helgassaan
Helgassansa 		Helgoissaan
Helgoissansa
elative Helgastaan
Helgastansa 		Helgoistaan
Helgoistansa
illative Helgaansa Helgoihinsa
adessive Helgallaan
Helgallansa 		Helgoillaan
Helgoillansa
ablative Helgaltaan
Helgaltansa 		Helgoiltaan
Helgoiltansa
allative Helgalleen
Helgallensa 		Helgoilleen
Helgoillensa
essive Helganaan
Helganansa 		Helgoinaan
Helgoinansa
translative Helgakseen
Helgaksensa 		Helgoikseen
Helgoiksensa
abessive Helgattaan
Helgattansa 		Helgoittaan
Helgoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Helgoineen
Helgoinensa

Statistics[edit]

  • Helga is the 350th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,226 female individuals (and as a middle name to 432 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name from Old Norse Helga

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Hungarian[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛlɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧ga
  • Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Proper noun[edit]

Helga

  1. a female given name

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Helga Helgák
accusative Helgát Helgákat
dative Helgának Helgáknak
instrumental Helgával Helgákkal
causal-final Helgáért Helgákért
translative Helgává Helgákká
terminative Helgáig Helgákig
essive-formal Helgaként Helgákként
essive-modal — —
inessive Helgában Helgákban
superessive Helgán Helgákon
adessive Helgánál Helgáknál
illative Helgába Helgákba
sublative Helgára Helgákra
allative Helgához Helgákhoz
elative Helgából Helgákból
delative Helgáról Helgákról
ablative Helgától Helgáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Helgáé Helgáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Helgáéi Helgákéi
Possessive forms of Helga
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Helgám Helgáim
2nd person sing. Helgád Helgáid
3rd person sing. Helgája Helgái
1st person plural Helgánk Helgáink
2nd person plural Helgátok Helgáitok
3rd person plural Helgájuk Helgáik

Icelandic[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Helga f

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Helgi

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Helga, from *heiligr (“happy, lucky”).

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f (definite Helga)

  1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Helge

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References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Old Norse adjectives helga, a weak forms of *heiligr (“happy, lucky”).

The alternative form Hǫlga stems from the Old Norse adjective hǫlga, a weak form of *heilugr.

Cognate to the male given names Helgi and Hǫlgi.

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f (genitive Helgu)

  1. a female given name

Descendants[edit]

Helga m

  1. inflection of Helgi:
    1. accusative
    2. dative
    3. genitive

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Derived from Old Norse Helga. Doublet of Olga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Declension[edit]

Declension of Helga
singular plural
nominative Helga Helgi
genitive Helgi Helg
dative Heldze Helgom
accusative Helgę Helgi
instrumental Helgą Helgami
locative Heldze Helgach
vocative Helgo Helgi

Further reading[edit]

  • Helga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛw.ɡa/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡa]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Slovak[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Derived from Swedish Helga, from Old Norse Helga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga f (genitive singular Helgy, nominative plural Helgy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension[edit]

Declension of Helga
singular plural
nominative Helga Helgy
genitive Helgy Helg
dative Helge Helgám
accusative Helgu Helgy
locative Helge Helgách
instrumental Helgou Helgami

Further reading[edit]

  • “Helga”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish Hiælgha, Hælgha, from Old Norse Helga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Helga c (genitive Helgas)

  1. a female given name

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Anagrams[edit]

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