Name: Helga
Gender: Female
Usage: Helga is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Helga are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Helga across the world, see Helge.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Helga is: Holy, Pious.
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Numerology of the first name Helga: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Helga is ranked on the 3,112th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 113800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Helga has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Helga for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Helga is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany and Hungary (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, Helka or Oili). The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany and the Nordic countries. Eastern Slavic name Olga (Ольга) is derived from it. Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi.
Name days: Estonia - May 31, Hungary - October 3, Latvia - August 11, Sweden - November 21, Finland - May 31, Greece -11 July
German and Scandinavian: feminine form of Helge. It was introduced to England before the Conquest, but did not survive long. It has been reintroduced to the English-speaking world in the 20th century from Scandinavia and Germany.
Variant: Hella.
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