Helge (name)

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Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian name.

The name is derived from Proto-Norse *"Hailaga" [ [http://www.sofi.se/GetDoc?meta_id=1464] ] with its original meaning being "dedicated to the gods". For its Slavic version, see Oleg.

Notable People with this name

Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in "Beowulf" and in medieval Scandinavian sources.
*Helgi Hjörvarðsson, a Scandinavian hero from "Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar", in the "Poetic Edda". It says that he was reborn as
*Helgi Hundingsbane, a Scandinavian hero who figures in the "Völsunga saga" and who has two poems in the "Poetic Edda". It says that he was reborn as
*Helgi Haddingjaskati, a Swedish hero from "Hrómundar saga Gripssonar".
*Helgi the Sharp, the name of two Norse princes.
*Helge Rosvaenge – a Danish-German Tenor
*Helge Schneider – a German entertainer
*Helge Skoog – a Swedish actor
*Niels Fabian Helge von Koch – a Swedish mathematician
*Helge Jung - a Swedish General
*Helge Janssen - a South African artist

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