Hild

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  • Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of HILDA.

HILDA   female   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle". The short form was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century English saint and abbess. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hilda
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Hildr
ANGLO-SAXON: Hilda
DANISH: Hilda
DUTCH: Hilda, Hilde
ENGLISH: Hilda, Hylda
GERMAN: Hilda, Hilde
ICELANDIC: Hildur
ITALIAN: Elda, Ilda
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Hildr
NORWEGIAN: Hilda, Hilde, Hildur
SPANISH: Hilda
SWEDISH: Hilda
OTHER FORMS
HUNGARIAN: Ildi, Ildikó, Ildó