Hélder

Hélder
Helder Barbalho
LanguagePortuguese
Other gender
FeminineHilda
Other names
Variant formHelder (without accents)
Related namesHild, Held, Hidde, Hildus

Hélder is a Portuguese given name. It is extracted from the Germanic name Hildheri, composed of the Proto-Germanic elements hild ("battle" or "war") and hari/heri ("army"). Some modern etymologies relate the name to the Dutch word helder, which means "pure," "clear," "bright," or "clean/limpid."

There are several other possible etymologies for the name Hélder, such as the Germanic form Halidher, composed of the Germanic elements halith ("hero") and hari/heri ("army"). Another possibility is that it derives from the Old English word heldere, meaning "holder" or "bearer".

Hélder has received various Latinized forms, though they are rare: Helderius, Heldarius, Hilderius, Haliderius, Heldus, and even Hildus.

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