Helmer - Meaning of Helmer

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Helmer

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

The names Helmar, Helmir, Helmor, Helmur, and Helmyr are variant forms of Helmer.

See also the related categories, healthy (powerful), german, and scandinavian.

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 2018.

Baby names that sound like Helmer include Halmar, Halmir, Halmor, Halmur, Helmar, Helmir, Helmor, Helmur, Helmyr, Hilmar, and Hjalmar.

† English pronunciation for Helmer: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"