Helle (name)

Helle is both a feminine given name and a surname. In Scandinavia, it is a variant of the feminine given name Helga.[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Helle (mythology) who gave her name to the Hellespont
• Helle Aro (born 1960), Estonian heptathlete
• Helle Crafts (1947–1986), Danish murder victim
• Helle Fagralid (born 1976), Danish actress
• Helle Frederiksen (born 1981), Danish professional triathlete
• Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944–2003), Estonian actress
• Helle-Moonika Helme (born 1966), Estonian musician and politician
• Helle Kalda (born 1950), Estonian politician
• Helle Klein (born 1966), Swedish journalist
• Helle Kuningas (1949–2014), Estonian actress
• Helle Meri (born 1949), Estonian actress, former First Lady of Estonia
• Helle Metslang (born 1950), Estonian linguist
• Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model
• Helle Rotbøll (born 1963), Danish footballer
• Helle Stangerup (1939–2015), Danish novelist
• Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015)
• Helle Trevino (born 1975), Danish IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Helle Virkner (1925–2009), Danish actress

Surname

• Henri Helle (1873–1901), French archer
• Soini Helle (1914–1992), Finnish chess player
• Veikko Helle (1911–2005), Finnish politician

References

1. Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780299248338.