"Hilda" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɪldə/ [US]
Etymology: Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{m|ang|hild||battle}} hild (“battle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hilda
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since Middle Ages. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Hilda (Danish), Hilda (Dutch), Hilda (Esperanto), Hilda (Estonian), Hilda (Finnish), Hilda (French), Hilda [feminine] (Galician), Hilda (German), Ilda (Italian), Hilda (Norwegian), Hilda [feminine] (Polish), Ilda [feminine] (Portuguese), Hilda [feminine] (Portuguese), Хи́льда (Xílʹda) [feminine] (Russian), Hilda (Spanish), Hilda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Hilda-en-name-C6ACmStM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 100 0
  2. St Hilda of Whitby Related terms: Hildegard
    Sense id: en-Hilda-en-name-2G1XYjz9

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