English

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

Related terms

• Olga

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Helge, Helle, Olga

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

German

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name borrowed from Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Helga.

Related terms

• Helge, Olga

Icelandic

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name borrowed from Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Helga.

Related terms

• Olga

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Hege, Helge, Helle, Olga

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

1. A female given name.

Descendants

• Belarusian: Во́льга ‎(Vólʹha)
• Danish: Helga, Helle
• Faroese: Helga
• Norwegian: Helga
• Russian: О́льга ‎(Ólʹga)
• Swedish: Helga, Hella
• Ukrainian: О́льга ‎(Ólʹha)

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, ISBN 82-991668-0-2
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964

Portuguese

Proper noun

Helga f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Helga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Helga

Proper noun

Helga

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Helge
• Olga

Icelandic

Verb

helga ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative helgaði, supine helgað)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to consecrate; (to declare, or otherwise make something holy) (confer helgur)
2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dedicate

   Hún helgaði honum bók.

   She dedicated a book to him.

Derived terms

• helga sér (to make something one's own)
• helga sig (to dedicate oneself to something)
• tilgangurinn helgar meðalið (the end justifies the mean)
• helga þing ("to initiate a conference with special rites"; compare Old Norse þinghelgi ‎(“holy boundary of a meeting”))

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• helgen

Noun

helga m, f

1. definite feminine singular of helg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

helga f

1. definite singular of helg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hælgha, from Old Norse helga, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlˌga/

Verb

helga

1. to hallow, to keep holy, to worship

   helgat varde ditt namn

   hallowed be thy name (Lord's Prayer)

   Tänk på vilodagen, så att du helgar den.

   Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. (Ten Commandments)

Conjugation

Related terms