Editing Helge

{{Infobox given name
| name = Helge
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| gender = Male
| meaning = Holy
| region = [[Scandinavia]]
| origin = [[Old Norse]]
| related names = [[Helgi]], [[Helje]], [[Hølje]], [[Halga]], [[Oleg]], [[Olga (name)|Olga]], [[Helga]]
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'''Helge''' or '''Helgi''' is a [[Scandinavian languages|Scandinavian]], [[German language|German]], and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] mostly male name.<ref name="ND">{{cite web |title=Helge|url=https://www.name-doctor.com/meaning/helge|website=Name Doctor|access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Helge|url=https://ordnet.dk/dnl/ordbog/?query=Helge#3859|website=Dansk Navneleksicon|language=da|access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>

The name is derived from [[Proto-Norse]] ''Hailaga'' with its original meaning being ''dedicated to the gods''.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} For its Slavic version, see [[Oleg]]. Its feminine equivalent is [[Olga (name)|Olga]].<ref name="ND" />

==Notable people with this name==
*[[Halga]], legendary Danish king mentioned in ''Beowulf'' and in medieval Scandinavian sources
*[[Helgi Hjörvarðsson]], Scandinavian hero from ''[[Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar]]'', in the ''[[Poetic Edda]]''
*[[Helgi Hundingsbane]], Scandinavian hero who figures in the ''[[Völsunga saga]]'' and who has two poems in the ''[[Poetic Edda]]'' 
*[[Helgi Haddingjaskati]], Swedish hero from ''[[Hrómundar saga Gripssonar]]''
*[[Helge (Danish king)]], 9th-century king
*[[Helge Akre]] (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat
*[[Helge Bostrom]] (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Helge Dohrmann]] (1939–1989), Danish politician
*[[Helge Jung]] (1886–1978), Swedish general
*[[Helge von Koch]] (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician
*[[Helge Larsen]] (1915–2000), Danish politician
*[[Helge Rosvaenge]] (1897–1972), Danish-German operatic tenor
*[[Helgi Sallo]] (born 1941), Estonian singer and actress
*[[Helge Schneider]] (born 1955), German comedian, musician, actor and director
*[[Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Helge Skoog]] (born 1938), Swedish actor
*[[Helge Söderbom]] (1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general
*[[Helge Talvitie]] (born 1941), Finnish sheet metal worker and politician
*[[Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Helge Uuetoa]] (1936–2008), Estonian painter, stage and film set designer

===Fictional characters===
*Helge Doppler, a character in Netflix's 2017 series ''[[Dark_(TV_series)|Dark]]''

==See also==
* Helge or Helgas, an ancient city and former bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see as [[Germanicopolis (Bithynia)]]
* [[Helga]]

==References==
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