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HILDEBRAND
GENDER:
Masculine
USAGE:
German (Archaic)
,
Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED:
HIL-de-brahnt
(German)
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Meaning & History
Means "battle sword", derived from the
Germanic
element
hild
"battle" combined with
brand
"sword". This was the name of the hero of an 8th-century poem written in Old High German.
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