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The name Helsingør is derived from the word hals meaning " neck " or " narrow strait ", referring to the narrow strait ( Øresund, or The Sound ) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg, Sweden.

The Rerum Danicarum Historica ( 1631 ) claims that the history of Helsingør can be traced back to 70 BC, but this information is highly dubious.

The people were mentioned as Helsinger ( which may mean " the people of the strait ") for the first time in King Valdemar the Victorious's Liber Census Daniæ from 1231, but they should not be confused with the Helsings of Hälsingland in Sweden.

Placenames show that the Helsinger may have had their main fort at Helsingborg and a fortified landing place at Helsingør, to control the ferry route across the strait.