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 [ syll. hel-ge, he-lge ] The boy name Helge is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is HHEHLG- KEY. Helge is used predominantly in the German and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Old Norse. Derived from the elements 'heilagr' meaning prosperous, successful, holy, blessed ; 'heill' meaning healthy, safe, whole. The name is from the adjective heilagr, itself from the Old Norse heill. The name Helga (English, German, and Scandinavian) is the female version of Helge. The name Oleg (Russian) is a variant of Helge. Helge is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Helge include Helki, Holic, Hollis (English), Helaku, and Helios (Greek). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Helge: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)"   |
