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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. HIL-lə(East Frisian, German, Silesian German) HEEL-leh(Estonian)  [key]
Other Forms FormsGerman: Hilla / East Frisian variants: Hilla, Hilleke, Hillecke, Hillen, Hillcke, Hillecken, Hilleken, Hillegine, Hillegiene, Hillegien, Hillechina, Hillechine

Meaning & History

Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda.
First recorded in the 1300s and still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms).

Estonian short form of Hildegard.
Added 5/10/2014 by LMS
Edited 6/10/2016 by Sofia and Frollein Gladys