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Hege may be a given name or a surname. Its given name version is the short form of Helga. [1]

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References

  1. Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 7. ISBN   9780299248338.