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According to Knaurs Vornamen Buch, published in Germany in 1985, Hilma, like Helma, is simply a pet form of Wilhelma or Wilhelmina, the German feminine forms of Wilhelm, which is itself the German form of William. My Dutch name dictionary gives the same explanation.

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However, my Norwegian name dictionary, Norsk Personnamnleksikon by Ola Stemshaug, explains Hilma as a feminine version of Hilmar, which is itself a shortened version of Hildemar, which is from old Germanic words that meant "battle" and "famous."

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My interpretation would be that Hilma, like many short forms, has two different legitimate variations from two different Old Germanic names, Wilhelm and Hildemar.

Hilma can be a variant of Wilhelmina or a Swedish name derived from the word "himmel" (sky).

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Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~J.K. Rowling

thanks but my name is HILMA

Variant of HELMA