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What does Helga mean?
Helga as a girls' name is pronounced HEL-gah. It is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Helga is "prosperous, successful; holy". From heilagr (which can also mean "holy") which derives from Germanic heill "hale, happy". See also Olga. Also form of Elga.
STARTS WITH He-
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, norse, prosperous (wealthy), happy (joy)
Variations
VARIANTS Hege, Helje, Hella, Helle
RELATIONS VIA OLGA Elga, Ola▼, Olia
MASCULINE FORM Helge
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Halga, ..
(male) Hela, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Helga Ally (H.A.), ..
How popular is Helga?
Helga is a very popular first name for women (#957 out of 4276, Top 22%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Helga reached its apex position of #634 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Ola and Olga are the prominent alternative forms of Helga appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Olia, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Helga was at its highest 128 years ago (USAGE OF 0.3%), but now, forms like Ola have become somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Ealga, Ellga, Hala, Halea, Halia, Halma, Heda, Hedda, Hedia, Hedlea (see Hadley), Hedya, Heida, Helana, Helen▼, Helena, Helia, Helima, Helisa, Hellia, Helma, Helsa, Hema, Hena, Henia, Henka, Hera, Herma, Herta, Hetta, Hilda▼, Hilma▼, Holda, Huela, Huella, Hulda▼, Hylda, Senga and Vega. These names tend to be less frequently used than Helga.
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