Given name & surname
Hege
“a holy woman; one who is successful”
Hege is a variant of Helga. One German interpretation is “a holy woman; one who is successful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hege is a variant of Helga. One German interpretation is “a holy woman; one who is successful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hege is a variant of Helga. An origin associated with Helga is German.
Explained through its name family
Hege’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Hege has a related form in Helga. In Norwegian usage, Hege has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Helga. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Hege has a related form in Hæge.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hege
- Hege RiiseNorwegian football coach (born 1969)
- Hege FrøsethNorwegian handball playerborn 1969
- Hege BøkkoNorwegian speed skaterborn 1991
- Hege KvitsandNorwegian handball playerborn 1973
- Hege StorhaugNorwegian writerborn 1962
- Hege HansenNorwegian association football playerborn 1990
- Hege SchøyenNorwegian actress and comedianborn 1957
- Hege Bae NyholtNorwegian politicianborn 1978
- Hege SkjeieNorwegian political scientist (1955-2018)
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