Helle is both a feminine given name and a surname. In Scandinavia, it is a variant of the feminine given name Helga. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Helle Aro (born 1960), Estonian heptathlete

Helle Crafts (1947–1986), Danish murder victim

Helle Fagralid (born 1976), Danish actress

Helle Frederiksen (born 1981), Danish professional triathlete

Helle-Reet Helenurm (1944–2003), Estonian actress

Helle-Moonika Helme (born 1966), Estonian musician and politician

Helle Kalda (born 1950), Estonian politician

Helle Klein (born 1966), Swedish journalist

Helle Kuningas (1949–2014), Estonian actress

Helle Meri (born 1949), Estonian actress, former First Lady of Estonia

Helle Metslang (born 1950), Estonian linguist

Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model

Helle Rotbøll (born 1963), Danish footballer

Helle Stangerup (1939–2015), Danish novelist

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–2015) Helle Trevino (born 1975), Danish IFBB professional bodybuilder Helle Virkner (1925–2009), Danish actress

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Surname

Henri Helle (1873–1901), French archer

Soini Helle (1914–1992), Finnish chess player

Veikko Helle (1911–2005), Finnish politician

References

Danish feminine given names

Estonian feminine given names

Feminine given names

Finnish-language surnames

Swedish feminine given names

Finnish feminine given names

Helle (name)