Helm may refer to:

Common meanings

  • a ship's steering mechanism; see tiller and ship's wheel
  • another term for helmsman
  • an archaic term for a helmet, used as armor

Arts and entertainment

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  • Tales of the people of Helm

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  • Matt Helm, a character created by Donald Hamilton
  • Helm (Forgotten Realms), a god in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the game Dungeons & Dragons
  • Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip Rogue Trooper
  • Helm (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha
  • Helm, a 1998 novel by Steven Gould
  • Helm, a 2025 novel by Sarah Hall

HELM

  • Hierarchical editing language for macromolecules, a method of describing complex biological molecules
  • Holomorphic embedding load flow method, a mathematical technique for solving AC power flow
  • HELM Motorsports, a Japanese auto racing team

People

  • Helm (given name)
  • Helm (surname)

Places

United States

  • Helm, California, an unincorporated community
  • Helm, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
  • Helm, Missouri, an unincorporated community
  • Helm Canal, California, an aqueduct

Antarctica

  • Helm Glacier
  • Helm Peak
  • Helm Point

Elsewhere

  • Helm Crag, Cumbria, England
  • Helm (mountain), South Tyrol, Italy
  • Helm (restaurant), Makati, Philippines

Other uses

  • Helm AG, German chemical company
  • Helm Bank, a Colombian commercial bank purchased and rebranded by Itaú Unibanco
  • Helmet (heraldry) or helm
  • Helm (software), a package manager for Kubernetes
  • Helm Wind, which blows in Cumbria, England
  • Quarter florin, a medieval English coin known as a helm
  • , a United States Navy destroyer
  • Helm, an open source music synthesizer by Matt Tytel

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  • Historic spelling of the city Chełm (popularized by the Tales of the people of Helm; see link below).

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See also

  • Helms (disambiguation)
  • Helme (disambiguation)