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.

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German

Alternative forms

• Helge

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Helling f (genitive Helling, plural Hellingen)

1. (nautical) slipway

   Synonym: Stapel

Further reading

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