Helgi

See also: helgi

Estonian

Etymology

Variant of Helga also interpreted as helgi, genitive singular/attributive form of helk (“brightness”).

Proper noun

Helgi

1. a female given name

Faroese

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Helgi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɛʎt͡ʃɪ]

Proper noun

Helgi m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Helgi: Helgason
• daughter of Helgi: Helgadóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Helgi
accusative	Helga
dative	Helga
genitive	Helga

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Helgi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlcɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛlcɪ
• Homophone: helgi

Proper noun

Helgi m (proper noun, genitive singular Helga)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Helgi (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Helgi
accusative	Helga
dative	Helga
genitive	Helga

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse helgi, the weak (definite) form of *heiligr (“happy, lucky”). Later helgi was reinterpreted as a weak form of the adjective heilagr (“holy”). Cognate with the Old Norse female given name Helga.

Noun

Helgi m (genitive Helga)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Helga f

Descendants

• Danish: Helge c
• Icelandic: Helgi m
• Faroese: Helgi m
• Norwegian: Helge m, Hægji m (Setesdal)
• Swedish: Helge c
• → German: Helge f
• → Old East Slavic: Ольгъ m (Olĭgŭ)
  • → Belarusian: Але́г m (Aljéh)
  • → Russian: Оле́г m (Olég)
    • → Czech: Oleg m
    • → Polish: Oleg m
    • → Slovak: Oleg m
    • → Slovene: Oleg m
  • → Ukrainian: Оле́г m (Oléh)