I would
LOVE to use
Hilda as a first name however there are two major problems.
1.
Hilda is my grandmothers name and she HATES it. Absolutely hates it.
2. Never have I heard/seen such negative reactions to a name before. Generally it doesn't bother me, however everyone seems to have a very strong reaction to it.. I remember myself as a kid hated the sound of it, so it's more difficult to use a name that everyone seems to passionately hate! (
Even my very neutral friends have begged me not to use it, which surprised me a lot!)