Helmer

Where Helmer comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Helmer.

Helmer through the years
  1. 1870
    Helmer Hanssen born
    Norwegian Antarctic explorer
  2. 1884
    First appearance
    #848 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1895
    Helmer Mörner born
    equestrian
  4. 1897
    Peak, #515
    15 babies named Helmer, its best rank.
  5. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Helmer Hanssen · Norwegian Antarctic explorer, 1870–1956
  • Helmer Mörner · equestrian, 1895–1962
  • Helmer Alexandersson · Swedish composer, 1886–1927
  • Helmer Pedersen · sailor, 1930–1987
  • Helmer Osslund · Swedish painter, 1866–1938

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.