Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Helmi (given name)
Estonian, Finnish, Indonesian and Malay name From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Helmi is a given name. It is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name literally meaning pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'.[1] In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina.[2] Helmi was among the most popular names for baby girls born in Finland in the early 21st century.[3]
It is also used as a masculine name with differing origins in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Remove ads
Estonian/Finnish
- Helmi Arneberg-Pentti (1889-1981), chairman of Lotta Svärd, Finnish auxiliary organisation for women in 1920s.
- Helmi Juvonen (1903–1985), American artist active in Seattle, Washington
- Helmi Krohn (1871–1967), Finnish writer
- Helmi Mäelo (1898–1978), Estonian writer and social activist
- Helmi Raijas (born 2005), Finnish footballer
- Helmi Puur (1936–2014), Estonian ballerina
- Helmi Üprus (1911–1978), Estonian architectural and art historian
- Helmi Silbermann Munz (1908–1985), Estonian Canadian artist
Remove ads
Other nationalities
- Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan (born 1979), Malaysian footballer
- Helmi Johannes (born 1961), Indonesian television newscaster and executive producer
- Khairul Helmi Johari (born 1988), Malaysian footballer
- Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias (born 1983), Malaysian footballer
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads