The story behind Helga
From Old Norse Helga (“holy”), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Finnish entry
From Swedish Helga, from Old Norse helga (“holy”).
Polish entry
Derived from Old Norse Helga. Doublet of Olga.
Slovak entry
Derived from Swedish Helga, from Old Norse Helga.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈhɛlɡə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: /ˈhelɡɑ/
- Finnish: [ˈhe̞lɡɑ̝]
- Polish: /ˈxɛl.ɡa/
- Slovak: /ɦelɡa/
- Slovak: [ˈɦelɡa]
Popularity
Helga ranked #16004 in US for 2020.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Helga
Halla
Female form of Hallr, from Old Norse hallr (“flat stone, hill”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hilda
Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”). From Swedish Hilda. Borrowed from German Hilda. Borrowed from English Hilda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hilma
Used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina. From Swedish Hilma and other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately from German short…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hulda
From Swedish Hulda. From Old Norse Hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), see hulda.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Asta
From Old Norse Ásta, sometimes also used as a pet form of Augusta or Anastasia.,
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bera
From Old Norse Bera, from bera (“she-bear”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Helga
Birgitta
From Swedish Birgitta. From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bo
Either borrowed from modern Danish Bo or Swedish Bo, or a spelling variant of the male given name Beau. From Old Norse Búi (“dweller, long-time resident”), originally a…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bond
* As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Helga
Aadolf
From Swedish Adolf, of Germanic origin (from Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”)). Cognate with English Adolf, Adolph.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends F
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length