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Helmer - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Helmer

[ 2 syll. hel-mer, he-lm-er ] The boy name Helmer is pronounced as HHEHLMer KEY. Helmer is mainly used in the German and Scandinavian languages, and its language of origin is Germanic. Two-element name derived from the elements 'heill' meaning healthy, safe, whole ; 'meri' meaning great, famous. Old forms of Helmer include Heilmar (Germanic) and Helimar (Germanic).

Helmer is a rare baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1908, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Helmer. It ranked at #854 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is today of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its group, Helmer was nonetheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Helmer include the German name Hilmar and the Scandinavian name Hjalmar.

KEY: English pronunciation for Helmer: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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Meaning of Helmer