Hild

Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Hilda.

Related Names

Roothild
Other Languages & CulturesHilda(Danish) Hilda, Hilde(Dutch) Hilda, Hylda(English) Hilda(Finnish) Hilda, Hilde(German) Hilda(Germanic) Hilda(Hungarian) Hildur(Icelandic) Ilda, Elda(Italian) Hildr(Norse Mythology) Hilda, Hilde, Hildur(Norwegian) Hildr(Old Norse) Hilda(Spanish) Hilda(Swedish)

People think this name is

classic   mature   natural   strong   rough   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Norway: January 18

Categories

isograms, war

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 297.
Entry updated December 1, 2024