Hilda

See also: hilda

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪldə/

Proper noun

Hilda

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

Related terms

Hildegard

Translations

female given name

Danish: Hilda
Dutch: Hilda (nl)
Esperanto: Hilda
Estonian: Hilda
Finnish: Hilda (fi)
French: Hilda (fr)
Galician: Hilda (gl) f
German: Hilda
Italian: Ilda (it)
Norwegian: Hilda (no)
Polish: Hilda (pl) f
Portuguese: Ilda f, Hilda f
Russian: Хи́льда (ru) f (Xílʹda)
Spanish: Hilda (es)
Swedish: Hilda (sv)

Anagrams

hail'd, haldi, halid

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Hilda, from Germanic.

Proper noun

Hilda

a female given name from English

Danish

Proper noun

Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Estonian

Proper noun

Hilda

a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

Faroese

Proper noun

Hilda f

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/,
Rhymes: -ildɑ
Syllabification^(key): Hil‧da

Proper noun

Hilda

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
accusative	gen.	Hildan	Hildat
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
accusative	gen.	Hildani	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
accusative	gen.	Hildasi	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
accusative	gen.	Hildamme	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
accusative	gen.	Hildanne	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
accusative	gen.	Hildansa	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 231^st 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.