Meaning & History
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: hildr (Ancient Scandinavian) GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Alfons, Brunhild, Brunhilde, Brunihild, Chlotichilda, Clothildis, Erminhilt, Gerhild, Grimhilt, Hilda, Hildebrand, Hildefons, Hildegard, Hildiberht, Hildigardis, Hildimar, Hilditrut, Ishild, Mahthildis, Mathilda, Raganhildis, Romilda, Sigihild, Swanahilda (Ancient Germanic), Brynhildr, Grímhildr, Hildr, Ragnhildr, Svanhildr (Ancient Scandinavian), Eoforhild, Eoforwine, Hild, Hilda, Hildræd (Anglo-Saxon), Iseult, Isolda, Isolde, Yseut, Ysolt (Arthurian Romance), Eseld (Cornish), Matylda (Czech), Hilda, Hildegard, Hilmar, Mathilde, Ragnhild (Danish), Alfons, Hilda, Hilde, Machteld, Mathilde, Maud, Mechteld (Dutch), Alphonso, Clotilda, Griselda, Hilda, Hildred, Irvin, Irwin, Maddison, Madison, Madisyn, Madyson, Mathilda, Matilda, Maud, Maude, Alphonzo, Averill, Hylda, Ilbert, Isolde (English), Matilda (Finnish), Alphonse, Alphonsine, Clothilde, Clotilde, Mahaut, Mathilde, Maud, Yseult (French), Afonso (Galician), Izolda (Georgian), Alfons, Brünhild, Brunhilde, Gerhild, Hilda, Hilde, Hildebrand, Hildegard, Hilmar, Hiltrud, Irmhild, Isolde, Kriemhilde, Mathilde, Mechthild, Reinhild, Hilbert, Hildebert, Hildegarde, Hiltraud, Hiltrude, Kriemhild, Krimhilde, Mechtilde, Reinhilde, Schwanhild, Sieghild, Swanhild, Swanhilda, Swanhilde (German), Brünhild, Brunhild, Grimhilt, Kriemhild (Germanic Mythology), Alphonsus, Brunhilda, Everild (History), Ildikó, Matild, Klotild (Hungarian), Brynhildur, Hildur, Hilmar, Ragnhildur, Svanhildur (Icelandic), Raghnailt (Irish), Alfonsina, Alfonso, Alonzo, Brunilda, Clotilde, Elda, Ilda, Imelda, Isotta, Mafalda, Matilde, Romilda (Italian), Griselda (Literature), Iseut (Medieval English), Brynhild, Brynhildr, Grímhildr, Hildr, Svanhild, Svanhildr (Norse Mythology), Brynhild, Hilda, Hilde, Hildegard, Hildur, Hilmar, Mathilde, Ragnhild, Svanhild (Norwegian), Alfons, Matylda, Izolda (Polish), Afonso, Brunilda, Clotilde, Mafalda, Matilde (Portuguese), Griselda, Grizel, Raghnaid (Scottish), Alfonz (Slovene), Alfonso, Alonso, Brunilda, Clotilde, Griselda, Hilda, Ildefonso, Imelda, Matilde (Spanish), Hilda, Hildegard, Mathilda, Matilda, Ragnhild (Swedish), Esyllt, Mallt (Welsh) SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Alfons (Dutch), Averill, Everill, Hibbert, Ilbert, Irvin, Irwin, Maddison, Madison, Mould (English), Hildebrand (German), Hilmarsson (Icelandic), Alonso (Spanish)
Entry added December 3, 2014