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Origin of the name HELGA.
Etymology of the name HELGA.
Meaning of the baby name HELGA.

  

HELGA.  Feminine form of Old Norse Helgi (q.v.), meaning "holy."  This name occurs thirty-four times in the Landnama-bok.  Usage: Croatia, Germany, Scandinavian countries. (History of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884).  Usage:  Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland.

... In the Viking's castle by the wild moor, whither the storks bent their flight when the spring approached, they had given the little girl the name of Helga; but this name was too soft for a temper like that which was associated with her beauteous form.  Every month this temper showed itself in sharper outlines;... (German Fairy Tales, Andersen, 1869)

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