Helga 561126 223559464 2008-07-04T16:46:20Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Helga | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Female | meaning =''heilagr'' - "holy", "blessed" | region = | origin = [[Old Norse]] | related names = ''Helle'', ''Helge'', ''Helga'', ''Helka'' or ''Oili'' | footnotes = }} '''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] [[Category:Given names]] [[da:Helle (navn)]] [[de:Helga]] [[it:Elga]] [[hu:Helga]] [[pl:Helga]] [[fi:Helga]] [[sv:Helga]]