Helge

Helge or Helgi is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch mostly male name.

The name is derived from Proto-Norse Hailaga with its original meaning being dedicated to the gods. For its Slavic version, see Oleg. Its feminine equivalent is Olga.

Notable people with this name

 * Halga, legendary Danish king mentioned in Beowulf and in medieval Scandinavian sources
 * Helgi Hjörvarðsson, Scandinavian hero from Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar, in the Poetic Edda
 * Helgi Hundingsbane, Scandinavian hero who figures in the Völsunga saga and who has two poems in the Poetic Edda
 * Helgi Haddingjaskati, Swedish hero from Hrómundar saga Gripssonar
 * Helge (Danish king), 9th-century king
 * Helge Akre (1903–1986), Norwegian diplomat
 * Helge Bostrom (1894–1977), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989), Danish politician
 * Helge Jung (1886–1978), Swedish general
 * Helge von Koch (1870–1924), Swedish mathematician
 * Helge Larsen (1915–2000), Danish politician
 * Helge Rosvaenge (1897–1972), Danish-German operatic tenor
 * Helgi Sallo (born 1941), Estonian singer and actress
 * Helge Schneider (born 1955), German comedian, musician, actor and director
 * Helgi the Sharp (disambiguation), several people
 * Helge Skoog (born 1938), Swedish actor
 * Helge Söderbom (1881–1975), Swedish Army lieutenant general
 * Helgi Tómasson (disambiguation), several people
 * Helge Uuetoa (1936–2008), Estonian painter, stage and film set designer

Fictional characters

 * Helge Doppler, a character in Netflix's 2017 series Dark