What is "helma"

Helma is a feminine German or Dutch given name, and a Czech surname. Notable persons with that name include:

• Helma Knorscheidt (born 1956), East German shot putter
• Helma Lehmann (born 1953), German rower
• Helma Neppérus (born 1950), Dutch politician
• Helma Orosz (born 1953), German politician
• Helma Sanders-Brahms (born 1940), German film director