Hilda

See also: hilda

English

Etymology

Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪldə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪldə

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since Middle Ages.
  2. St Hilda of Whitby

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Hilda, from Germanic.

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

Danish

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Estonian

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Faroese

Proper noun

Hilda f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Hilda: Hilduson
  • daughter of Hilda: Hildudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Hilda
accusative Hildu
dative Hildu
genitive Hildu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Hilda, German Hilda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhildɑ/, [ˈhildɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ildɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Hil‧da
  • Hyphenation(key): Hil‧da

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Declension

Inflection of Hilda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Hilda Hildat
genitive Hildan Hildojen
partitive Hildaa Hildoja
illative Hildaan Hildoihin
singular plural
nominative Hilda Hildat
accusative nom. Hilda Hildat
gen. Hildan
genitive Hildan Hildojen
Hildain rare
partitive Hildaa Hildoja
inessive Hildassa Hildoissa
elative Hildasta Hildoista
illative Hildaan Hildoihin
adessive Hildalla Hildoilla
ablative Hildalta Hildoilta
allative Hildalle Hildoille
essive Hildana Hildoina
translative Hildaksi Hildoiksi
abessive Hildatta Hildoitta
instructive — Hildoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hilda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hildani Hildani
accusative nom. Hildani Hildani
gen. Hildani
genitive Hildani Hildojeni
Hildaini rare
partitive Hildaani Hildojani
inessive Hildassani Hildoissani
elative Hildastani Hildoistani
illative Hildaani Hildoihini
adessive Hildallani Hildoillani
ablative Hildaltani Hildoiltani
allative Hildalleni Hildoilleni
essive Hildanani Hildoinani
translative Hildakseni Hildoikseni
abessive Hildattani Hildoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Hildoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hildasi Hildasi
accusative nom. Hildasi Hildasi
gen. Hildasi
genitive Hildasi Hildojesi
Hildaisi rare
partitive Hildaasi Hildojasi
inessive Hildassasi Hildoissasi
elative Hildastasi Hildoistasi
illative Hildaasi Hildoihisi
adessive Hildallasi Hildoillasi
ablative Hildaltasi Hildoiltasi
allative Hildallesi Hildoillesi
essive Hildanasi Hildoinasi
translative Hildaksesi Hildoiksesi
abessive Hildattasi Hildoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Hildoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hildamme Hildamme
accusative nom. Hildamme Hildamme
gen. Hildamme
genitive Hildamme Hildojemme
Hildaimme rare
partitive Hildaamme Hildojamme
inessive Hildassamme Hildoissamme
elative Hildastamme Hildoistamme
illative Hildaamme Hildoihimme
adessive Hildallamme Hildoillamme
ablative Hildaltamme Hildoiltamme
allative Hildallemme Hildoillemme
essive Hildanamme Hildoinamme
translative Hildaksemme Hildoiksemme
abessive Hildattamme Hildoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Hildoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hildanne Hildanne
accusative nom. Hildanne Hildanne
gen. Hildanne
genitive Hildanne Hildojenne
Hildainne rare
partitive Hildaanne Hildojanne
inessive Hildassanne Hildoissanne
elative Hildastanne Hildoistanne
illative Hildaanne Hildoihinne
adessive Hildallanne Hildoillanne
ablative Hildaltanne Hildoiltanne
allative Hildallenne Hildoillenne
essive Hildananne Hildoinanne
translative Hildaksenne Hildoiksenne
abessive Hildattanne Hildoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Hildoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hildansa Hildansa
accusative nom. Hildansa Hildansa
gen. Hildansa
genitive Hildansa Hildojensa
Hildainsa rare
partitive Hildaansa Hildojaan
Hildojansa
inessive Hildassaan
Hildassansa 		Hildoissaan
Hildoissansa
elative Hildastaan
Hildastansa 		Hildoistaan
Hildoistansa
illative Hildaansa Hildoihinsa
adessive Hildallaan
Hildallansa 		Hildoillaan
Hildoillansa
ablative Hildaltaan
Hildaltansa 		Hildoiltaan
Hildoiltansa
allative Hildalleen
Hildallensa 		Hildoilleen
Hildoillensa
essive Hildanaan
Hildanansa 		Hildoinaan
Hildoinansa
translative Hildakseen
Hildaksensa 		Hildoikseen
Hildoiksensa
abessive Hildattaan
Hildattansa 		Hildoittaan
Hildoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Hildoineen
Hildoinensa

Statistics

  • Hilda is the 231st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,412 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,521 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Icelandic

Proper noun

Hilda f (proper noun, genitive singular Hildu)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hilda (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Hilda
accusative Hildu
dative Hildu
genitive Hildu

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hilda

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hilda.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈiw.dɐ/ [ˈiʊ̯.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈiw.da/ [ˈiʊ̯.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈil.dɐ/ [ˈiɫ.dɐ]

Proper noun

Hilda f

  1. a female given name from German, equivalent to English Hilda

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hilda.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xîlda/

Proper noun

Hȉlda f (Cyrillic spelling Хи̏лда)

  1. a female given name

Declension

    Declension of Hilda
singular plural
nominative Hilda Hilde
genitive Hilde Hilda
dative Hildi Hildama
accusative Hildu Hilde
vocative Hildo Hilde
locative Hildi Hildama
instrumental Hildom Hildama

Further reading

  • “Hilda”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦiɫda/

Proper noun

Hilda f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hilda
singular plural
nominative Hilda Hildy
genitive Hildy Híld
dative Hilde Hildám
accusative Hildu Hildy
locative Hilde Hildách
instrumental Hildou Hildami

Derived terms

  • Hilduška

Further reading

  • “Hilda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈilda/ [ˈil̪.d̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ilda
  • Syllabification: Hil‧da

Proper noun

Hilda f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Hilda c (genitive Hildas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hilda.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhilda/ [ˈhil.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilda
  • Syllabification: Hil‧da

Proper noun

Hilda (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜇ)

  1. a female given name from English

Anagrams

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