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Names That Mean Helmet

  1. SelmaHeart
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "godly helmet"
    • Description:

      Selma has recently been given a more youthful spin via actresses Selma Blair and Salma Hayek. But while Selma has not yet become popular again in the US, it is widely used in both Sweden and Norway.
  2. VelmaHeart
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "will helmet"
    • Description:

      Velma likely originated as a phonetic spelling of the German name Wilma, itself derived from Wilhelmina. Velma Dinkley is a smart, if nerdy, character in Scooby Doo.
  3. ZelmaHeart
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Anselma
    • Meaning:

      "God helmet"
    • Description:

      The Selma-Thelma-Velma connection dates it.
  4. JariHeart
    • Origin:

      Short form of Jalmari, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "helmet protector"
    • Description:

      Sleek modern short form of a classic Scandinavian name.
  5. EskoHeart
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Asketill, Norse
    • Meaning:

      "helmet of God"
    • Description:

      Cool Finnish name ripe for import.
  6. MalteHeart
    • Origin:

      German, Scandinavian diminutive of Helmold
    • Meaning:

      "helmet rule"
    • Description:

      Malte began as a short form of the now-obsolete Ancient Germanic name Helmold. Helmold has gone extinct, but Malte has survived and is now enjoying a popularity resurgence in Germany and Sweden.
  7. HjalmarHeart
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "helmet protector"
    • Description:

      Old Norse name that lives on more appealingly in modern times as Jalmari, short form Jari.
  8. ElmaHeart
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "will helmet"
    • Description:

      Historically a diminutive of Wilhelmina, Elma's parent name and soundalike sisters are slowly stirring back to life as the trend for vintage baby names continues. With Alma on the rise in the US, Thelma chic in France, and Selma hot in Scandinavia, Elma could be in with a shot at a revival – especially given the popularity of Emma and Ella. But Muppet Elmo and Looney Tune Elmer Fudd may cast a long shadow.
  9. JalmariHeart
    • Origin:

      Finnish form of Old Norse Hjalmar
    • Meaning:

      "helmet protector"
    • Description:

      Distinctive-sounding Scandinavian name. with deep roots. Short form is the attractive Jari.
  10. AskellHeart
    • Origin:

      Manx
    • Meaning:

      "helmet of god"
    • Description:

      Manx variant of the Norse name Asketill.
  11. KjellHeart
    • Origin:

      Swedish variation of Ketil, Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "kettle; cauldron; helmet"
    • Description:

      A grandfather name in Norway, where it was a Top 5 name through the 1940s and '50s.
  12. HilmaHeart
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "protective helmet"
    • Description:

      Hilma is heard in Germany and the Scandinavian countries, and sometimes used as a shortening of Wilhelmina--though there are more appealing German names for girls. to be found. Hilma Wolitzer is an American novelist and the mother of author Meg Wolitzer.
  13. KjetilHeart
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ketil, Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "kettle; cauldron; helmet"
    • Description:

      Firmly in Dad name territory in Norway, where it peaked in the early 1970s.
  14. KatlaHeart
    • Origin:

      Feminization of Ketil, Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "kettle; cauldron; helmet"
    • Description:

      A Top 10 name in Iceland, where it is also the name of an active volcano.
  15. WellaHeart
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Meaning:

      "will helmet"
    • Description:

      Cornish form of William
  16. EskilHeart
    • Origin:

      Swedish and Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "helmet of god"
    • Description:

      Swedish and Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Asketill.
  17. ColbertHeart
    • Origin:

      English and French surname from German
    • Meaning:

      "bright helmet"
    • Description:

      Associated with comedian Stephen Colbert, who uses the French pronunciation of his name as a bit (the rest of his family of origin use the English pronunciation).
  18. AsketillHeart
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "helmet of god"
    • Description:

      From elements meaning "a god" and "cauldron, helmet", this name is more at home in a Norse saga than on a baby, even in its native Scandinavia. But variants Askell and Eskil feel interesting and wearable.
  19. KetilHeart
    • Origin:

      Norwegian
    • Meaning:

      "kettle; cauldron; helmet"
    • Description:

      An old Norwegian name derived from ketill, the word for a cauldron or kettle used to catch sacrificial animal blood in ancient Norse pagan rituals. Today the name is more often seen in its Kjetil and Kjell variations for boys, and Katla for girls.
  20. ThorkilHeart
    • Origin:

      Old Danish and Old Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "Thor's helmet"