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HILDA
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Pronounced: HIL-də (English), HIL-dah (German, Dutch) [key]
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Originally a Latinized 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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