Helga

See also: helga and Helgą

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɡə/

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name from Old Norse occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

Related terms

• Olga

Translations

female given name

• Danish: Helga
• Faroese: Helga f
• Finnish: Helka (fi)
• German: Helga (de)
• Greek: Όλγα (el) f (Ólga)
• Hungarian: Helga (hu)
• Icelandic: Helga (is) f
• Ingrian: Oljga
• Latvian: Elga f
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: Helga f

• Portuguese: Helga (pt) f
• Russian: О́льга (ru) f (Ólʹga)
• Swedish: Helga (sv)

Anagrams

• Hagle

Cebuano

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Helge, Helle, Olga

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.ɣaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name

Estonian

Proper noun

Helga

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

Related terms

• Helgi, Helju, Olga, Olli

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Helga
Accusative	Helgu
Dative	Helgu
Genitive	Helgu

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Helka.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name

Declension

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 Helgain rare
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 Helgaini rare 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 Helgaisi rare 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 Helgaimme rare 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 Helgainne rare 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 Helgainsa rare 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

• Helga is the 350^th 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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name from Old Norse Helga

Related terms

• Helge, Olga

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Helga

1. a female given name

Declension

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

Proper noun

Helga f

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

Related terms

• Olga

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Helge, Hæge, Hege

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Helga f (definite Helga)

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

Related terms

• Hella, Olga

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 170
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3 169 females with the given name Helga living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1880s and 90s. Accessed on 17th January, 2023.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Hǫlga

Etymology

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

Helga f (genitive Helgu)

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Icelandic: Helga
• Faroese: Helga
• Norwegian: Helga, Hege, Hæge (Setesdal)
• Old Swedish: Hiælgha, Hælgha
  • Swedish: Helga, Hella
• Danish: Helga, Helle
• → Finnish: Helka, Hella
• → Russian: О́льга (Ólʹga)
• → Belarusian: Во́льга (Vólʹha)
• → Ukrainian: О́льга (Ólʹha)

Helga m

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

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Helga. Doublet of Olga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛl.ɡa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɡa
• Syllabification: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Declension

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

• Helga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛɫ.ɣɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛlɡɐ, (Brazil) -ɛwɡɐ
• Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

Proper noun

Helga f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Helga f (Cyrillic spelling Хелга)

1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Helga

	singular	plural
nominative	Helga	Helge
genitive	Helge	Helga
dative	Helgi	Helgama
accusative	Helgu	Helge
vocative	Helgo	Helge
locative	Helgi	Helgama
instrumental	Helgom	Helgama

Further reading

• “Helga”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Serbo-Croatian)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Swedish Helga, from Old Norse Helga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛɫɡa/

Proper noun

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

1. a female given name

Declension

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

• “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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Helga c (genitive Helgas)

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Helge
• Olga

Anagrams

• hagel