Meaning: Battle
The story
Hilda began as a short form of Germanic names containing a battle element. Saint Hilda of Whitby gives it an early English historical connection, distinct from later fictional characters.
Nicknames
- Hildy
- Hil
Spellings & variants
- Hilde
- Hild
- Hylda
- Hildur
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Hilda comes from Old German and English.
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