Hildebrand

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Gender Masculine
Usage German (Archaic), Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɪl.də.bʁant/(German)

Meaning & History

Means "battle sword", derived from the Old German element hilt "battle" combined with brant "fire, torch, sword". This was the name of the hero of an 8th-century poem written in Old High German.