Elda

Elda is an Italian variant of Ilda it's actually my mother's name though for some reason she is legally known in the UK as Ilda, which I don't like but it's still a sweet name.

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Personally the Italian variant is a fantastic name to give to a child, it's quite cute as Poppy is to Daisy is it's a unique and interesting quirky name with a lot of history and modern too.

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Hilda reminds me of the late Jean Alexander (sinc. UK) known as Hilda Ogden.

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This name is popular amongst the 70's plus in the UK and many other countries.

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It does not mean of Old age as some have stated on other sites but of a warrior that image in my sometimes feeble mind is of a strong and determined woman that knows her own mind - my mother was really a bit like me.

Eld means fire in Swedish. That makes this name extra cool for us who speak Swedish. ^^

This is my Grandmother's name. I'm indifferent to it. Although I think it sounds ethereal. This name can also be translated into Professor Tolkien's Quenya as "of the star."