Hella

Hella is a Germanic name, functioning as a short form of names beginning with the element heil, meaning whole, healthy, or prosperous, or alternatively of compound names containing the element helm, meaning helmet or protection. It has been used across Scandinavia, Germany, and the Netherlands as an independent given name since at least the medieval period. In Norse mythology, Hel was the name of the goddess ruling the realm of the dead, and while the names share a resemblance, the given name Hella is generally traced to the heil root rather than to this mythological figure. Related forms include Helle, Helga, and Heilwig.