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Gender Feminine
Usage English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Hungarian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɪl.də/(English) /ˈhɪl.da/(German) /ˈɦɪl.daː/(Dutch) /ˈil.da/(Spanish) /ˈhil.dɒ/(Hungarian)
Meaning & History
Originally a short form of names containing the Old Frankish element hildi, Old High German hilt, Old English hild meaning "battle" (Proto-Germanic *hildiz). The short form was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda (or Hild) 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.