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Helm
The only named wind in the British Isles. It blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called theHelm Bar .Synonym: Helm Wind Two main origins:
English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked at a temporary shelter for animals, fromMiddle English helm ( “ helmet; protection ” ) .Borrowed fromGerman Helm ( “ helmet ” ) , metonymic occupational surname for a maker of helmets. Helm (countable anduncountable ,plural Helms )
( countable ) Asurname .( uncountable ) Aplacename , from the surname:Anunincorporated community inFresno County ,California ,United States . Anunincorporated community inRussell County ,Kentucky ,United States . Anunincorporated community inPulaski County ,Missouri ,United States . 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. FromMiddle High German helm , fromOld High German helm , fromProto-West Germanic *helm , fromProto-Germanic *helmaz . CompareLow German Helm ,Dutch helm ,English helm ,Danish hjelm .
Helm m (strong ,genitive Helmes or Helms ,plural Helme )
helmet ( architecture ) helm roof ( heraldry ) helmet , as shown above acoat of arms Declension ofHelm [masculine, strong ]
Backformed (perhaps under German influence) from the plural of olderHellem , fromMiddle High German helm , fromOld High German helm , fromProto-West Germanic *helm , fromProto-Germanic *helmaz .
Cognate withGerman Helm ,Dutch helm ,English helm ,Icelandic hjálmur .
Helm m (plural Helmer )
helmet