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Helm

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See also: helm, hełm, helʹm, and helḿ

English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Helm

  1. The only named wind in the British Isles. It blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar.
    Synonym: Helm Wind

Etymology 2

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Two main origins:

  • English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from Middle English helm (“helmet; protection”).
  • Borrowed from German Helm (“helmet”), metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets.

Proper noun

Helm (countable and uncountable, plural Helms)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
    1. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Helm is the 3087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11649 individuals. Helm is most common among White (86.39%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Compare Low German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Danish hjelm.

Pronunciation

Noun

Helm m (strong, genitive Helmes or Helms, plural Helme)

  1. helmet
    Die Pickelhaube war ein historischer Helm, der von den Preußen und später, nach der Vereinigung Deutschlands unter Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck im Jahre 1871, die Deutschen benutzt wurde.
    The pickelhaube was a historical helmet, that was used by the Prussians and later, after the unification of Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1871, the Germans.
  2. (architecture) helm roof
  3. (heraldry) helmet, as shown above a coat of arms

Declension

Declension of Helm [masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

helmet
  • Blauhelm
  • Bügelhelm
  • Fahrradhelm
  • Feuerwehrhelm
  • Flügelhelm
  • Glockenhelm
  • Integralhelm
  • Kampfhelm
  • Kappenhelm
  • Kolbenturnierhelm
  • Legionärshelm
  • Motorradhelm
  • Pickelhaube
  • Polizeihelm
  • Reiterhelm
  • Ritterhelm
  • Schutzhelm
  • Spangenhelm
  • Spitzhelm
  • Stahlhelm
  • Stechhelm
  • Sturzhelm
  • Taucherhelm
  • Topfhelm
  • Tropenhelm
  • Turnierhelm
  • Wappenhelm
architecture
  • Dachhelm
  • Knickhelm
  • Spitzhelm
  • Turmhelm
  • Zwiebelhelm

Holonyms

  • (heraldry): Oberwappen

Derived terms

architecture
heraldry

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of older Hellem, from Middle High German helm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Cognate with German Helm, Dutch helm, English helm, Icelandic hjálmur.

Pronunciation

Noun

Helm m (plural Helmer)

  1. helmet

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