Hel

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proper noun

The goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.

Similar
Helheim
OriginOld Norse hel →
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Meanings

Hel1

proper noun

alternative Hela · alternative Hell

  1. Norsehuman sciencesThe goddess of the realm of the unheroic dead, a daughter of Loki by the jotun Angrboða.
  2. Norsehuman sciencesThe realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).

    Synonyms: Helheim

Hel2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Helen.

    They call me Hel, they call me Stacey / They call me "her", they call me Jane

    2007, Jules De Martino, Katie White, “That's Not My Name”, performed by The Ting Tings

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe realm of the dead who did not die in combat, ruled by the goddess and located in Niflheim (one of the Nine Realms).

Similar
Helheim

Origin

  1. Old Norsehel
  2. EnglishHel

From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).

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Translations

Danish Hel, Hel
  • Helrealm of the dead
  • Helgoddess of the realm of the dead
French Hel
  • Helgoddess of the realm of the dead
Italian Hel, Hela
  • Helgoddess of the realm of the dead
  • Helagoddess of the realm of the dead
Russian Хель, Хель
  • Хель (Xelʹ)realm of the dead
  • Хель (Xelʹ)goddess of the realm of the dead
Spanish Hela
  • Helagoddess of the realm of the dead
Swedish Hel, Helhem
  • Helrealm of the dead
  • Helhemrealm of the dead
  • Helgoddess of the realm of the dead
Turkish Hel
  • Helgoddess of the realm of the dead

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Hel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hel

MLA

“Hel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hel.

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