Helga
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Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Russia (Ольга), Scandinavia (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helka or Oili), Bulgaria, Serbia (Олга), Germany (Helga or Hella), Croatia, Hungary, Poland (Olga), Romania and Slovenia. 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 and the Nordic countries. Name days: Estonia - May 31, Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Greece and France - July 11, Slovakia - July 23, Russia - July 24, Hungaria - July 27, Latvia - August 11, Sweden - November 21.
Russian male equivalent is Oleg (Олeг).
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Namesakes
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Nonfictional
- Saint Olga.
- Olga of Kefalonia www.geocities.com/stergiousakis/oliastar
- Grand Duchess Olga of Russia.
- Helga Zepp-LaRouche is a German politican.
- Helga Hegel was a German nazi and the chief overseer of the Helmbrechts subcamp (part of Flossenbürg concentration camp).
- Hurricane Olga
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Fictional
- Helga G. Pataki is a character in the Nickelodeon Hey Arnold! cartoon.
- Helga, a wife of the title character in the Hagar the Horrible comic strip.
- Helga Hufflepuff was one of the Hogwarts Founders in the Harry Potter fictional series of books.
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