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The Name Helmut - Origin and Meaning of Helmut
  



The Name Helmut - Origin and Meaning of Helmut


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Helmut

Old High German

Usage of the Name Helmut

German

Meaning of the Name Helmut

The name Helmut is derived from the Germanic elements "helm" - "helmet, protection" and "muot" - "spirit".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Helmut Schmidt (born 1918), a German politician; Helmut Newton (1920 - 2004), a German-Australian photographer; Helmut Kohl (born 1930), a German politician and statesman who was the Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998; Helmut Lachenmann (born 1935), a German composer.
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