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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Helgi m. Old Norse helgi, from Old Norse *heiligr 'happy, lucky'.

Iceland
Middle Icelandic
● 1504 Helgi (nom) DipIs-7 655
Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Hælghonis (gen) SDHK no. 6043
Middle Norwegian
● 1383 Hælgha (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1915
Old Swedish
● 1408 Helga (gen) SDHK no. 17116, Hælgha (gen) ibid. no. 17116; 1420 Helghas (gen) ibid. no. 19436
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Helgi". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Helgi.