Hilda

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Pronounced： [ HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch) ]
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Usage：English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient German

Meaning & History：

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.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hilda

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Hildr

ANGLO-SAXON: Hild, Hilda

DANISH: Hilda

DUTCH: Hilda, Hilde

ENGLISH: Hilda, Hylda

GERMAN: Hilda, Hilde

ICELANDIC: Hildur

ITALIAN: Elda, Ilda

NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Hildr