49%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage German (Rare), Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. HIEL-bik(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements heil "healthy, whole" and wig "war". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantHailwic(Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesHillevi, Hilla(Finnish) Hillevi(Swedish) Categories feelings, happiness, health, healthy, heart, rare German, war Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 729.