Hilda

See also: hilda

English

Etymology

Short form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪldə/

Proper noun

Hilda

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since Middle Ages.
2. 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Ilda (it)
• Norwegian: Hilda (no)
• Polish: Hilda (pl)
• Portuguese: Ilda f, Hilda f
• Russian: Хи́льда f (Xílʹda)
• Spanish: Hilda (es)
• Swedish: Hilda (sv)

Anagrams

• hail'd, haldi, halid

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Hilda, from Germanic.

Proper noun

Hilda

1. a female given name from the Germanic languages

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Danish

Proper noun

Hilda

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

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Estonian

Proper noun

Hilda

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

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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

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhildɑ/, [ˈhildɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: 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

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German

Proper noun

Hilda

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

Related terms

• Hilde

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Icelandic

Proper noun

Hilda f

1. a female given name

Declension

declension of Hilda

f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hilda
accusative	Hildu
dative	Hildu
genitive	Hildu

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Hilda

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

Related terms

• Hilde, Hildur

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ilda

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hilda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiw.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.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦiɫda/

Proper noun

Hilda f (genitive singular Hildy, nominative plural Hildy, declension pattern of žena)

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, 2024

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Spanish

Proper noun

Hilda f

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

Related terms

• Ilda
• Nilda

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Swedish

Proper noun

Hilda c (genitive Hildas)

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

Related terms

• Hildur

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hilda.

Proper noun

Hilda

1. a female given name from English