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Helga means "holy, blessed" in Old Norse. The Russian form is Olga. The male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi.

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Helga Fedderson, German actress and singer
Helga Dernesch, Austrian soprano
Helga Arendt, German sprinter
Helga M. Novak (born Maria Karlsdottir), German-Icelandic author
Helga Niessen Masthoff, German tennis player
Helga Liné (born Helga Lina Stern), German-born Portuguese and Spanish actress
Helga Pedersen, Norwegian politician

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Helga, Viking and Christian convert, heroine of Hans Christian Anderson's tale, "The Storks".
Helga Hufflepuff, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter book series.
Helga, wife of Hägar in the comic strip "Hägar the Horrible" by Dik Browne.
Helga from Hey Arnold