Meanings
Origin
- Middle High GermanHeiligland“holy land”
- Germanheilig“holy”
- EnglishHeligoland
Second element is land, first element of disputed origin: * From German heilig (“holy”), as in Middle High German Heiligland (“holy land”) * From the North Frisian for high, similar to Hallig; hinted by the Heligolanders' self-designation of Halunder. * Related to the legendary hero Helgi, identical to the Old Norse name Helgi. More at Heligoland.
More words from German, Middle High German
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Danish Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
Dutch Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
French Heligoland
- Heligolandisland
German Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
Latin Fostelandia, Helgolandia
- Fostelandiaisland
- Helgolandiaisland
- Terra sacraisland
- Farriaisland
Norwegian Bokmål Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
Polish Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
Portuguese Helgoland, Heligoland
- Helgolandisland
- Heligolandisland
Russian Ге́льголанд, Хе́льголанд
- Ге́льголанд (Gélʹgoland)island
- Хе́льголанд (Xélʹgoland)island
Swedish Helgoland
- Helgolandisland
Yiddish העלגאָלאַנד
- העלגאָלאַנד (helgoland)island
Cite this entry
Heligoland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heligoland
“Heligoland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heligoland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heligoland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heligoland.
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