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HILDA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic

Pronounced: HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch)  [key]

Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle". It was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda 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.


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