Helle

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛli/ Rhymes: -ɛli === Proper noun === Helle (Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont. A female given name from Greek. ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From a diminutive of Helga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛlə] === Proper noun === Helle a female given name === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 37 673 females with the given name Helle have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. == Dutch == === Etymology === (Beekdaelen) First attested as Helle in 1803-1820. Derived from either helle (“lowland, marshland”) or a deformation of *helde (“slope, incline”). See also Limburgish G'n Hèl. (Gulpen-Wittem) First attested as Hölle in 1803-1820. Likely derived from helle (“lowland, marshland”). A derivation from *helde (“slope, incline”) is less likely when the oldest attestation of the toponym is taken into account. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.lə/ Hyphenation: Hel‧le Rhymes: -ɛlə === Proper noun === Helle n a hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands a hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hellebroek === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Estonian == === Etymology === Variant of Helena (“Helen”) also associated with hell (“tender”); comparable to Finnish Hellä. === Proper noun === Helle a female given name == Finnish == === Etymology 1 === Partially variants of Hella, partially from helle as a relatively recent surname adopted during Finnicization of surnames in the early 20th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhelːeˣ/, [ˈhe̞lːe̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -elːe Syllabification(key): Hel‧le Hyphenation(key): Hel‧le ==== Proper noun ==== Helle a Finnish surname ===== Declension ===== ===== Statistics ===== Helle is the 1064th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 804 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Etymology 2 === Shortened from Hellevi or Helena, or a variant of Helli, Hellä; perhaps inspired by Danish Helle or Estonian Helle. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhelːe/, [ˈhe̞lːe̞] Rhymes: -elːe Syllabification(key): Hel‧le Hyphenation(key): Hel‧le ==== Proper noun ==== Helle a female given name ===== Declension ===== ===== Statistics ===== Helle is the 1140th (tied with 6 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 129 female individuals (and as a middle name to 98 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlə/ === Etymology 1 === From hell (“bright”) +‎ -e (noun-forming suffix). ==== Noun ==== Helle f (genitive Helle, no plural) (higher register, chiefly with following genitive) brightness die Helle des Tages ― the bright of day ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Short form with hypocoristic -e. Compare Kalle, Matze, etc. ==== Proper noun ==== Helle m (proper noun, strong, genitive Helles or (with an article) Helle) a diminutive of the male given name Helmut === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “This formerly said it could also be feminine: "die Helle". Where is this used?”) ==== Noun ==== Helle inflection of Helles (“kind of lager beer”) === Further reading === “Helle” in Duden online == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhɛl.leː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛl.le] === Proper noun === Hellē f sg (genitive Hellēs); first declension (Greek mythology) Helle ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only. == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Danish Helle. === Proper noun === Helle a female given name