Hélder is a Portuguese given name. It is extracted from the Germanic name Hildheri, composed of the Proto-Germanic elements hild ("battle" or "war") and hari/heri ("army"). Some modern etymologies relate the name to the Dutch word helder, which means "pure," "clear," "bright," or "clean/limpid."
There are several other possible etymologies for the name Hélder, such as the Germanic form Halidher, composed of the Germanic elements halith ("hero") and hari/heri ("army"). Another possibility is that it derives from the Old English word heldere, meaning "holder" or "bearer".
Hélder has received various Latinized forms, though they are rare: Helderius, Heldarius, Hilderius, Haliderius, Heldus, and even Hildus.
Personalities
Helder Antunes (born 1963), Portuguese-American executive Hélder Barbosa (born 1987), Portuguese footballer Hélder Cabral (born 1984), Portuguese footballer Hélder Câmara (1909-1999), Brazilian bishop Hélder Catalão (born 1955), Portuguese footballer Hélder Cristóvão (born 1971), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called Hélder Hélder Costa (born 1994), Angola-born Portuguese footballer Hélder Costa (playwright) (born 1939), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in Paris Hélder Muianga (born 1976), Mozambican football player Hélder Esteves (born 1977), Portuguese football striker Helder Francisco Malauene, Mozambican politician Hélder Macedo (born 1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writer Hélder Maurílio (born 1988), Brazilian footballer Hélder Prista Monteiro (1922–1994), Portuguese absurdist playwright Hélder Graça Neto (born 1982), Angolan footballer Hélder Postiga (born 1982), Portuguese footballer Hélder Lima Queiroz (born 1963), Brazilian zoologist Hélder Rosário (born 1980), Portuguese footballer Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
See also Helder (disambiguation)
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