Helle
See also: helle
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Helle
- (Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.
Translations edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From a diminutive of Helga.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Helle
- a female given name
References edit
- [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.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Beekdaelen) First attested as Helle in 1803-1820. Derived from either helle (“lowland, marshland”) or a deformation of *helde (“slope, incline”). See also Limburgish G'n Hèl.
- (Gulpen-Wittem) First attested as Hölle in 1803-1820. Likely derived from helle (“lowland, marshland”). A derivation from *helde (“slope, incline”) is less likely when the oldest attestation of the toponym is taken into account.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Helle n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Helena (“Helen”) also associated with hell (“tender”); comparable to Finnish Hellä.
Proper noun edit
Helle
- a female given name
Finnish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Partially variants of Hella, partially from helle as a relatively recent surname adopted during Finnicization of surnames in the early 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Helle
- a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Helle (Kotus type 48*I/hame, lt-ll gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Helle | Helteet | ||
genitive | Helteen | Helteiden Helteitten | ||
partitive | Hellettä | Helteitä | ||
illative | Helteeseen | Helteisiin Helteihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Helle | Helteet | ||
accusative | nom. | Helle | Helteet | |
gen. | Helteen | |||
genitive | Helteen | Helteiden Helteitten | ||
partitive | Hellettä | Helteitä | ||
inessive | Helteessä | Helteissä | ||
elative | Helteestä | Helteistä | ||
illative | Helteeseen | Helteisiin Helteihin | ||
adessive | Helteellä | Helteillä | ||
ablative | Helteeltä | Helteiltä | ||
allative | Helteelle | Helteille | ||
essive | Helteenä | Helteinä | ||
translative | Helteeksi | Helteiksi | ||
abessive | Helteettä | Helteittä | ||
instructive | — | Heltein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Helle is the 1068th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 813 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Helle
- a female given name
Declension edit
Inflection of Helle (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Helle | Hellet | ||
genitive | Hellen | Hellejen | ||
partitive | Helleä | Hellejä | ||
illative | Helleen | Helleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Helle | Hellet | ||
accusative | nom. | Helle | Hellet | |
gen. | Hellen | |||
genitive | Hellen | Hellejen Helleinrare | ||
partitive | Helleä | Hellejä | ||
inessive | Hellessä | Helleissä | ||
elative | Hellestä | Helleistä | ||
illative | Helleen | Helleihin | ||
adessive | Hellellä | Helleillä | ||
ablative | Helleltä | Helleiltä | ||
allative | Hellelle | Helleille | ||
essive | Hellenä | Helleinä | ||
translative | Helleksi | Helleiksi | ||
abessive | Hellettä | Helleittä | ||
instructive | — | Hellein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics edit
- Helle is the 1076th (tied with 5 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 138 female individuals (and as a middle name to 96 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References edit
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
Nominalization of the adjective hell.
Noun edit
Helle n or f (mixed, genitive Helles or Helle, plural Hellen)
Declension edit
Declension of Helle [neuter // feminine, mixed]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Helle f (genitive Helle, no plural)
Declension edit
Declension of Helle [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Helle” in Duden online
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhel.leː/, [ˈhɛlːʲeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈel.le/, [ˈɛlːe]
Proper noun edit
Hellē f sg (genitive Hellēs); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Hellē |
Genitive | Hellēs |
Dative | Hellae |
Accusative | Hellēn |
Ablative | Hellē |
Vocative | Hellē |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Helle
- a female given name