Helmut

From German Names

Male Male Name

German Pronunciation

Listen to the German pronunciation of Helmut. The speaker is a native speaker of Standard German from Schleswig-Holstein / Northern Germany:

Predominant Age Group in Germany

Typically born before 1960

Variant spelling

Origin and Meaning

Old High German name of uncertain meaning

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Namesakes

  • Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (1918-2015), German politician, Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982
  • Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (1930-1917), German politician, Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998