Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "battle, fight" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureshild(Anglo-Saxon) hildi(Frankish) hilds(Gothic) hilt(Old High German) hildr(Old Norse) hild(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsBrunilda(Albanian) Hild, Hilda(Anglo-Saxon) Matylda, Klotylda(Czech) Hilda, Mathilde, Ragnhild(Danish) Hilda, Hilde, Machteld, Mathilda, Mathilde, Maud, Mechteld(Dutch) Hilda, Maddison, Madison, Madisyn, Madyson, Mathilda, Matilda, Maud, Maude, Clotilda, Hylda(English) Hilda, Matilda(Finnish) Clothilde, Clotilde, Mathilde, Maud, Maude(French) Hidde(Frisian) Brunhild, Brunhilde, Hilda, Hilde, Hildegund, Mathilde, Mechthild, Reinhild, Reinhilde, Hilbert, Hildebert, Hildegunde, Klothilde, Kriemhild, Kriemhilde, Krimhilde, Mechtilde, Schwanhild, Swanhild, Swanhilda, Swanhilde(German) Brunhild, Brunihild, Childebert, Childeric, Chlodechilda, Chrodechildis, Clothildis, Grimhilt, Hilda, Hildegund, Hilderic, Hildiberht, Mahthilt, Mathildis, Raganhildis, Raginhild, Swanahilda(Germanic) Brünhild, Brunhild, Grimhilt, Kriemhild(Germanic Mythology) Brunhilda(History) Hilda, Ildikó, Matild, Klotild(Hungarian) Brynhildur, Hildigunnur, Hildur, Ragnhildur, Svanhildur(Icelandic) Clotilde, Elda, Ilda, Mafalda, Matilde, Brunilda(Italian) Ilbert(Medieval English) Mahaut(Medieval French) Raghnailt, Ragnailt(Medieval Irish) Brynhild, Brynhildr, Grímhildr, Hildingr, Hildr, Svanhild, Svanhildr(Norse Mythology) Brynhild, Hilda, Hilde, Hildegunn, Hildur, Mathilde, Ragnhild, Svanhild(Norwegian) Brunjōhildiz, Grīmahildiz, Hildiberhtaz, Hildigunþī, Hildirīks, Hlūdahildiz, Hrōþihildiz, Mahtihildiz, Raginahildiz, Swanahildiz(Old Germanic) Brynhildr, Grímhildr, Hildigunnr, Hildingr, Hildr, Ragnhildr, Svanhildr(Old Norse) Matylda, Klotylda(Polish) Clotilde, Mafalda, Matilde, Brunilda(Portuguese) Raghnaid(Scottish Gaelic) Matilda(Slovak) Matilda(Slovene) Clotilde, Hilda, Mafalda, Matilde, Brunilda(Spanish) Hilda, Hilding, Mathilda, Matilda, Maud, Ragnhild(Swedish) Mallt(Welsh)
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 168.
