Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries (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-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi. Eastern Slavic names Olga (Ольга) and Oleg (Олег) are derived from it.

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Name days: Estonia - May 31, Hungary - October 3, Latvia - October 9, Sweden - November 21, Finland - May 31, Greece - 11 July

• Helga, also known as Saint Olga, (c. 890-969), Princess of Kiev

• Helga, wife of Hagar in the comic strip Hägar the Horrible
• Helga, a Dutch enemy character in the fighting game Human Killing Machine
• Helga the Fair, a character in Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
• Helga, a character in the game Suikoden IV
• Helga, wife of Floki, character in the historical series Vikings
• Helga von Bubble, a character in the Toy Story Toons short, Partysaurus Rex
• Helga Gallimard, wife of Rene Gallimard in the play M Butterfly
• Helga Geerhart, a character in the BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
• Helga Hufflepuff, founder of Hogwarts' Hufflepuff house in the Harry Potter books
• Helga Jace, a character in DC Comics
• Helga Pataki, a character in the Nickelodeon animated series Hey Arnold!
• Helga Phugly, a character in The Oblongs
• Helga Rasmussen, a founder of the Black Armory in the video game Destiny 2
• Helga Sinclair, a character in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
• Helga Von Guggen, an antagonist in Totally Spies

• Helga, one of the two phantom torsos carried by the Artemis 1 mission

• Popularity of the name in the United States

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