55%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse [1], Norse Mythology Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From Old Norse hildr meaning "battle", making it a cognate of Hilda. In Norse legend this was the name of a valkyrie. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesHild, Hilda(Anglo-Saxon) Hilda(Danish) Hilda, Hilde(Dutch) Hilda(English) Hilda(Finnish) Hilda, Hilde(German) Hilda(Germanic) Hilda(Hungarian) Hildur(Icelandic) Ilda, Elda(Italian) Hilda, Hilde, Hildur(Norwegian) Hilda(Spanish) Hilda(Swedish) Categories isograms, Valkyries, war Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
