Hilda

\il.da\♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of German origin, first recorded around XIXᵉ siècle.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginGerman
First recordedXIXᵉ siècle
Pronunciation\il.da\

Origin and meaning

Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Spain
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Iceland

Around the world

  • ItalianIlda
  • Japaneseヒルダ

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: LoquaxFR (France (Vosges)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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