Old Norse name Helga
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Old Norse name Helga is a feminine given name meaning “holy” or “blessed,” historically used across the Norse and later Scandinavian world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Helga | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Norse given name
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feminine given name ⓘ |
| cognateWith | Olga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicallyDerivedFrom | Old Norse word heilagr ⓘ |
| gender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedConcept |
divine favor
ⓘ
sanctity ⓘ |
| hasDiminutiveForm | Helgchen ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalRoot | Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUsagePeriod |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfUse |
Danish
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Faroese NERFINISHED ⓘ German NERFINISHED ⓘ Icelandic ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
blessed
ⓘ
holy ⓘ |
| hasModernUsage | true ⓘ |
| hasNameCategory |
German feminine given name
ⓘ
Scandinavian feminine given name ⓘ |
| hasNameDayInCountry |
Finland
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ⓘ
Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginLanguage | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopularityRegion |
Central Europe
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ⓘ
Northern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortForm | Helg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling | Helgé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| isGivenNameFor | humans ⓘ |
| isOppositeInMeaningTo | profane ⓘ |
| nameType | theophoric-related ⓘ |
| relatedName |
Helge
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ⓘ
Helgi ⓘ Olga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semanticField |
blessing
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holiness ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Norse culture
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Scandinavian culture ⓘ |
| usedInReligionContext | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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