# Helga
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɛlɡə/

### Proper noun

Helga
* A female given name from Old Norse occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

#### Related terms

* Olga

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Hagle

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

### Proper noun

Helga
* a female given name from Old Norse

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Helga.

### Proper noun

Helga
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Helge, Helle, Olga

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɦɛl.ɣaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

### Proper noun

Helga f
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Helga
* 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
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Helga: Helguson
* daughter of Helga: Helgudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Variant of Helka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhelɡɑ/, [ˈhe̞lɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -elɡɑ
* Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

### Proper noun

Helga
* a female given name

#### Declension

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 350th 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:(file)

### Proper noun

Helga
* a female given name from Old Norse Helga

#### Related terms

* Helge, Olga

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɛlɡɒ]
* Hyphenation: Hel‧ga
* Rhymes: -ɡɒ

### Proper noun

Helga
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Helga f (proper noun, genitive singular Helgu)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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
* inflection of Helgi:
** accusative
** dative
** genitive

### Further reading

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Helga. Doublet of Olga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛl.ɡa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛlɡa
* Syllabification: Hel‧ga

### Proper noun

Helga f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Helga in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛw.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛw.ɡa/ [ˈɛʊ̯.ɡa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛl.ɡɐ/ [ˈɛɫ.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛlɡɐ, (Brazil) -ɛwɡɐ
* Hyphenation: Hel‧ga

### Proper noun

Helga f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Helga

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xêlɡa/

### Proper noun

Hȅlga f (Cyrillic spelling Хе̏лга)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Helga”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Swedish Helga, from Old Norse Helga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɦɛɫɡa/

### Proper noun

Helga f (genitive singular Helgy, nominative plural Helgy, declension pattern of žena)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### 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, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Helga c (genitive Helgas)
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Helge
* Olga

### Anagrams

* hagel