Hildr
Old Norse cognate of HILDA. In Norse legend this was the name of a valkyrie.
 | HILDA female English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle". The short form was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda of Whitby was a 7th-century English saint and abbess. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hilda |
| ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Hildr |
| ANGLO-SAXON: Hild, Hilda |
| DANISH: Hilda |
| DUTCH: Hilda, Hilde |
| ENGLISH: Hilda, Hylda |
| GERMAN: Hilda, Hilde |
| ICELANDIC: Hildur |
| ITALIAN: Elda, Ilda |
| NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Hildr |
| NORWEGIAN: Hilda, Hilde, Hildur |
| SPANISH: Hilda |
| SWEDISH: Hilda |
| OTHER FORMS |
| HUNGARIAN: Ildi, Ildikó, Ildó |