Gilda

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Italian, Portuguese

Pronounced Pron. JEEL-da(Italian)

Meaning & History

Originally an Italian short form of Ermenegilda and other names containing the Old German element gelt meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". This is the name of a character in Verdi's opera Rigoletto (1851). It is also the name of a 1946 American movie, starring Rita Hayworth in the title role.