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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Helga
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| gender = Female
| meaning =''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed"
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| origin = [[Old Norse]]
| related names = ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili''
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'''Helga''' (derived from [[Old Norse]] ''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in [[Scandinavia]], [[Germany]] (''Hege'', ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili''). The name was in use in [[England]] before the [[Norman Conquest]], but appears to have died out afterwards. It was re-introduced to [[English language|English-speaking]] nations in the 20th century from [[Germany]] and the [[Nordic countries]].
The name Olga, which is commonly thought to derive from Helga, actually derives from the Old Slavonic ''Volga'' (free man) or ''Volh'' (pagan priest). It is used in [[Russia]] (''Ольга''), [[Ukraine]] (''Ольга''), [[Belarus]] (''Вольга''), [[Czech Republic]], [[Finland]], [[Hungary]], [[Serbia]] (''Olga''), [[Iceland]]. The Russian male equivalent is '''[[Oleg]]''' (''Олeг'').
[[Name day]]s: [[Estonia]] - [[May 31]], Bulgaria, Poland, [[Czech Republic]], [[Greece]] and [[France]] - [[July 11]], [[Slovakia]] - [[July 23]], Russia - [[July 24]], Hungary - [[July 27]] (for Olga) and [[October 3]] (for Helga), [[Latvia]] - [[August 11]], [[Sweden]] - [[November 21]].
== Persons ==
* [[Helga Anders]] (1948-1986), German-Austrian actress
* [[Helga Brauer]] (1936-1991), East German popular singer
* [[Helga Claire Lee zu Schaumburg-Lippe]] (1911-2005), German industrialist
* [[Helga Daub]] (* 1942), German politician (FDP)
* [[Helga Deen]] (1925-1943), Jewish victim of National Socialism
* [[Helga Einsele]] (1910-2005), German criminologist, prison director und criminal law reformer
* [[Helga Feddersen]] (1930-1990), German actress
* [[Helga Fischer]] (* 1949), German athlete and Olympic medalist
* [[Helga Gießelmann]] (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
* [[Helga Goetze]] (Helga Sophia) (* 1922), German artist, author and political activist
* [[Helga Göring]] (* 1922), German actress
* [[Helga Guitton]], German radio announcer
* [[Helga Hahnemann]] (1937-1991), German entertainer, Cabaret singer and actress
* [[Helga Hirsch]] (* 1948), German publicist and correspondent
* [[Helga Hoffmann]] (* 1937), German athlete
* [[Helga Klein]] (* 1931), German athlete
* [[Helga Königsdorf]] (* 1938), German mathematician and author
* [[Helga Kühn-Mengel]] (* 1947), German psychiatrist
* [[Helga Labs]] (* 1940), East German leader of a pionneer organization
* [[Helga Lopez]] (* 1952), German politician (SPD)
* [[Helga M. Novak]] (* 1935), German-Icelandic author
* [[Helga Masthoff]] (* 1941), German tennis player
* [[Helga Schmedt]] (* 1929), German politician (SPD)
* [[Helga Schubert]] (* 1940), German psychologist and author
* [[Helga Schuchardt]] (* 1939), German politician (FDP)
* [[Helga Schütz]] (* 1937), German author
* [[Helga Seibert]] (1939-1999), judge at Bundesverfassungsgericht
* [[Helga Seidler]] (* 1949), German athlete and Olypmic medalist
* [[Helga Thiede]] (* 1940), German singer
* [[Helga Timm]] (* 1924), German politician (SPD)
* [[Helga Trüpel]] (* 1958), German politician (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
* [[Helga von Brauchitsch]], photographer
* [[Helga Wex]] (1924-1986), German politician (CDU)
* [[Helga Zepp-LaRouche]] (* 1948), German journalist and politician
== Movie ==
In 1967, the [[sex education]] movie ''Helga – Vom Werden des menschlichen Lebens'' [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157743/] was a major success in Germany and elsewhere. It had been sponsored by the Department of Health lead by [[Käte Strobel]].
==External links==
* [http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=helga Popularity of the name in the United States]
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