Helmer (name)
Look up Helmer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Helmer is both a masculine given name and a surname. In the former use it is common in Scandinavia.[1] It is a German compound word: heil "healthy, well" and mer "famous" or helm "helmet" and her "warrior."[1]
Surname
[edit]- Adam Helmer (1754 – 1830), American Revolutionary War hero
- Alexis Helmer (1892–1915), Canadian military officer
- Bessie Bradwell Helmer (1858–1927), American lawyer
- Bryan Helmer (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cheryl Helmer, American politician and educator
- Clyde Helmer (1916–1945), Australian rules footballer
- Elisabeth Helmer (1854–after 1912), Norwegian photographer
- Harry Helmer (1884–1971), American college sports coach
- Hermann Helmer (1849–1919), German-Austrian architect
- Howard Helmer, American chef
- Jeremy Helmer (born 1997), Dutch football player
- Jim Helmer (born c. 1950), American track and field coach
- John Helmer, multiple people
- Olaf Helmer (1910–2011), German-American logician and futurologist
- Per Helmer (1897–1966), Norwegian businessperson
- Robert C. Helmer, American academic
- Roberta Helmer (1950–2018), American novelist
- Roger Helmer (born 1944), British politician
- Rosie Helmer (1890–1951), Canadian ice hockey and baseball coach
- Thomas Helmer (born 1965), German football player
- Veit Helmer (born 1968), German film director and screenwriter
Given name
[edit]First name
[edit]- Helmer Alexandersson (1886–1927), Swedish composer and violinist
- Helmer Edlund (1900–1977), Swedish football player
- Helmer Grundström (1904–1986), Swedish writer and poet
- Helmer Hanssen (1870–1956), Norwegian explorer
- Helmer Hermandsen (1871–1958), Norwegian sport shooter
- Hélmer Herrera (1951–1998), Colombian drug trafficker
- Helmer Johansson (1895–1955), Swedish politician
- Helmer Jõgi (born 1952), Estonian politician
- Helmer Mikkelsen (1930–1989), Norwegian politician
- Helmer Molander (1892–1963), Swedish politician
- Helmer Mörner (1895–1962), Swedish equestrian
- Helmer Osslund (1866–1938), Swedish painter
- Helmer Pedersen (1930–1987), Danish-born New Zealand sailor
- Helmer Ringgren (1917–2012), Swedish theologian
Middle name
[edit]- Karl Helmer Gustavson (1896–1973), Swedish chemist
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780299248338.