Helm

helm hełm helʹm helḿ English + Wind Etymology 1 Perhaps so called from the 'helm' or cap of clouds that forms above Cross Fell (known as the Helm Bar) and can predict and accompany a Helm. Proper noun 1 The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles. en Helm Wind Etymology 2 + (surname) Two main origins: An English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, from en enm helm a helmet; a protection. Borrowed from en de Helm a helmet, metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets. Proper noun ~ s en countable en. en uncountable A placename, from the surname: en unincorporated community co/Fresno County s/California c/US. en unincorporated community co/Russell County s/Kentucky c/US. en unincorporated community co/Pulaski County s/Missouri c/US. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Helm is the 3087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11649 individuals. Helm is most common among White (86.39%) individuals. Further reading en Wind en surnames from Middle English surnames from German German de:+ (Architektur) de:+ (Heraldik) Etymology de ine-pro *ḱel- cover de :inh gmh:hëlm<ety:inh<goh:hëlm>> 1 From de gmh hëlm, from de goh hëlm, from de gmw-pro *helm, from de gem-pro *helmaz. Compare nds Helm, nl helm, en helm, da hjelm. Pronunciation de /hɛlm/ de De-Helm.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s helmet de Die Pickelhaube war ein historischer Helm, der von den Preußen und später, nach der Vereinigung Deutschlands unter Reichskanzler Otto von Bismarck im Jahre 1871, von den Deutschen benutzt wurde. The pickelhaube was a historical helmet, that was used by the Prussians and later, after the unification of Germany under chancellor Otto von Bismarck in 1871, by the Germans. de architecture helm roof de heraldry helmet, as shown above a coat of arms Declension m,(e)s Hyponyms de helmet Blauhelm Bügelhelm Fahrradhelm Feuerwehrhelm Flügelhelm Glockenhelm Integralhelm Kampfhelm Kappenhelm Kolbenturnierhelm Legionärshelm Motorradhelm Pickelhaube Polizeihelm Reiterhelm Ritterhelm Schutzhelm Spangenhelm Spitzhelm Stechhelm Sturzhelm Stahlhelm Taucherhelm Topfhelm Tropenhelm Turnierhelm Wappenhelm de architecture Dachhelm Knickhelm Spitzhelm Turmhelm Zwiebelhelm Holonyms heraldry de Oberwappen Derived terms de behelmt helmartig helmförmig Related terms de architecture Helmgewölbe Helmdach de heraldry Helmbusch Helmdecke Helmgitter Helmkrone Helmkleinod Helmrost Helmschmuck Helmstutz Helmwulst Helmzeichen Helmzier Descendants pl hełm 1 Further reading Anagrams de ehlm Lehm Mehl de Headwear Luxembourgish Etymology Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of older lb Hellem, from lb gmh hëlm, from lb goh hëlm, from lb gmw-pro *helm, from lb gem-pro *helmaz. Cognate with de Helm, nl helm, en helm, is hjálmur. Pronunciation lb /hælm/ Noun m Helmer helmet lb Headwear