Helle

See also: helle

Danish

Etymology

From a diminutive of Helga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛlə]

Proper noun

Helle

1. a female given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 673 females with the given name Helle have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

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Estonian

Etymology

Variant of Helena (“Helen”) also associated with hell (“tender”); comparable to Finnish Hellä.

Proper noun

Helle

1. a female given name.

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German

Etymology 1

Nominalization of the adjective hell.

Noun

Helle n or f

1. pale lager

Etymology 2

hell +‎ -e

Noun

Helle f

1. brightness

Further reading

• “Helle” in Duden online

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Helle

1. a female given name borrowed from Danish.