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Revision as of 19:06, 4 April 2013 by 81.232.125.209 (talk) (→Fiction, popular culture and product names)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Helm may refer to:
- a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and ship's wheel. Derived meanings:
- The verb meaning to steer, as in "to helm a yacht".
- A gender-neutral term for helmsman
- metaphorically, a position of leadership or control
- the Unicode "helm symbol" ⎈ (U+2388), see Miscellaneous Technical (Unicode)
- The great helm, a type of helmet that completely covers the head and is supported by the shoulders. Derived meanings:
- helmet or helm in heraldry
- Hełm coat of arms, a Polish coat of arms. (Unrelated to the Polish city, see below)
People
- Helm Wulfingum (9th century or before), Geatish king
- Leonard Helm (c.1720–1782), American soldier
- John L. Helm (1802–1867), governor of Kentucky
- Theodor Helm (1843–1920), musicologist
- James Meredith Helm (1855–1927), American naval officer
- Tom Helm, Scottish rugby league footballer of the 1900s and '10s, for Great Britain, and Oldham
- Brigitte Helm (1908–1996), German actress
- Christopher Helm (1937–2007), Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the Helm Identification Guides
- Anne Helm (born 1938), Canadian actress
- Levon Helm (1940–2012), American rock drummer
- Peter Helm (born 1941), Canadian-American actor
- George Helm (1950–1977), Native Hawaiian activist and musician
- Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoer
- Brett Helm (born 1962), American entrepreneur
- Darren Helm (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Michael Helm, Canadian novelist
- Andrew Helm, American writer and actor
Other proper names
- Helm Wind, a wind which blows in Cumbria, England
- Quarter Florin, a medieval English coin
- Helm numbers for compositions by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
- Helm, California
- Helm Canal, a waterway in Fresno County, California
- USS Helm (DD-388), a United States Navy destroyer
- Historic spelling of the city Chełm (popularized by the Tales of the people of Helm; see link below).
HELM (abbrev.)
- The holomorphic embedding load flow method, a mathematical technique
- Historic Environment Local Management training and advice programme set up by English Heritage in 2004.
Fiction, popular culture and product names
- Tales of the people of Helm
- In The Lord of the Rings:
- Helm Hammerhand, 9th King of Rohan
- Helm's Deep, a valley in Rohan
- Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
- Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms
- Hideout Helm, the final level in Donkey Kong 64
- Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip Rogue Trooper
- Helm (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha
- Crimson Helm, a boss in the game Okami
- "Helm," a novel by Steven Gould
- ThermaHelm, a motorcycle helmet
- Helm, electronic band from Sweden
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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