- Helge (name)
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footnotes =Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian name.
The name is derived from
Proto-Norse *"Hailaga" [ [http://www.sofi.se/GetDoc?meta_id=1464] ] with its original meaning being "dedicated to the gods". For its Slavic version, seeOleg .Notable People with this name
Halga,
legendary Danish king mentioned in "Beowulf " and in medieval Scandinavian sources.
*Helgi Hjörvarðsson , a Scandinavian hero from "Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar ", in the "Poetic Edda ". It says that he was reborn as
*Helgi Hundingsbane , a Scandinavian hero who figures in the "Völsunga saga " and who has two poems in the "Poetic Edda ". It says that he was reborn as
*Helgi Haddingjaskati , a Swedish hero from "Hrómundar saga Gripssonar ".
*Helgi the Sharp , the name of two Norse princes.
*Helge Rosvaenge – a Danish-German Tenor
*Helge Schneider – a German entertainer
*Helge Skoog – a Swedish actor
*Niels Fabian Helge von Koch – a Swedish mathematician
*Helge Jung - a Swedish General
*Helge Janssen - a South African artistReferences
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