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Re: What is the meaning of Exilda?
It's probably one of many recombined element names used by Americans between 1700 and 1950 (they're getting rare). Names like Neoma, Leoma, Teoma; Neola, Leola, Reola; Exie, Ivie, Imie.
It's just ex + ilda (as in Matilda, Hilda etc).
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Hilda jumped out at me, too.
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