Helling

See also: helling

English

Proper noun

Helling (plural Hellings)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Helling is the 25381st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Helling is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Helling in 1803-1820. Derived from helling (“slope, incline”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.lɪŋ/
  • helling(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧ling
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɪŋ
  • Homophone: helling

Proper noun

Helling n

  1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Hellinge, from Middle Low German hellinge, heldinge, from the verb helden (“to tilt, to hield”), Proto-Germanic *halþijaną.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Helling f (genitive Helling, plural Hellingen)

  1. (nautical) slipway
    Synonym: Stapel

Declension
Declension of Helling [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Helling die Hellingen
genitive einer der Helling der Hellingen
dative einer der Helling den Hellingen
accusative eine die Helling die Hellingen

Further reading
  • “Helling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Helling” in Duden online
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