# Hulda
## Danish
### Etymology

The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (“gentle, graceful”), cognate to German hold.

### Proper noun

Hulda
* Huldah (biblical figure)
* a female given name popular in the 19th century

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Hulda f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Hulda: Hulduson
* daughter of Huldu: Huldudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Of Biblical Hebrew origin, and from Swedish Hulda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhuldɑ/, [ˈhuldɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uldɑ
* Hyphenation: Hul‧da

### Proper noun

Hulda
* Huldah (biblical figure)
** 1642, The Holy Bible, 2 Chronicles 34:22:NIin Hilkia meni nijden cansa/ jotca Cuningalda lähetetyt olit/ Prophetissan Huldan Sallumin Takehathin Hasran pojanpojan waatetten kätkiän emännän tygö/ joca asui toisella puolella Jerusalemis/ ja puhui sencaltaisia hänen cansans.And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
* a female given name popular in the 19th century
** 1894, Teuvo Pakkala, Kaksi viatonta päivää, SKS (1995), →ISBN, page 173:―Sanoi Aappo nimenkin, vaan...olkaapas vaiti...ei se tainnut Hilta olla, vaan h:n päältä se oli. ―Kenen tyttäriä? ―No Montinin... ―Montinin Hulda! sanoi Elsa kiihkeästi ja enemmän itselleen kuin muille.―Aappo did say a name, it was...let me think...I don't think it was Hilta, something starting with an H. ―Whose daughters? ―Montini's... ―Montini's Hulda! Elsa said in a frenzy, more to herself than to anyone else.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Huldani
Huldani
accusative
nom.
Huldani
Huldani
gen.
Huldani
genitive
Huldani
Huldieni Huldaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Huldaani
Huldiani
inessive
Huldassani
Huldissani
elative
Huldastani
Huldistani
illative
Huldaani
Huldiini
adessive
Huldallani
Huldillani
ablative
Huldaltani
Huldiltani
allative
Huldalleni
Huldilleni
essive
Huldanani
Huldinani
translative
Huldakseni
Huldikseni
abessive
Huldattani
Huldittani
instructive
comitative
—Huldineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Huldasi
Huldasi
accusative
nom.
Huldasi
Huldasi
gen.
Huldasi
genitive
Huldasi
Huldiesi Huldaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Huldaasi
Huldiasi
inessive
Huldassasi
Huldissasi
elative
Huldastasi
Huldistasi
illative
Huldaasi
Huldiisi
adessive
Huldallasi
Huldillasi
ablative
Huldaltasi
Huldiltasi
allative
Huldallesi
Huldillesi
essive
Huldanasi
Huldinasi
translative
Huldaksesi
Huldiksesi
abessive
Huldattasi
Huldittasi
instructive
comitative
—Huldinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Huldamme
Huldamme
accusative
nom.
Huldamme
Huldamme
gen.
Huldamme
genitive
Huldamme
Huldiemme Huldaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Huldaamme
Huldiamme
inessive
Huldassamme
Huldissamme
elative
Huldastamme
Huldistamme
illative
Huldaamme
Huldiimme
adessive
Huldallamme
Huldillamme
ablative
Huldaltamme
Huldiltamme
allative
Huldallemme
Huldillemme
essive
Huldanamme
Huldinamme
translative
Huldaksemme
Huldiksemme
abessive
Huldattamme
Huldittamme
instructive
comitative
—Huldinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Huldanne
Huldanne
accusative
nom.
Huldanne
Huldanne
gen.
Huldanne
genitive
Huldanne
Huldienne Huldainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Huldaanne
Huldianne
inessive
Huldassanne
Huldissanne
elative
Huldastanne
Huldistanne
illative
Huldaanne
Huldiinne
adessive
Huldallanne
Huldillanne
ablative
Huldaltanne
Huldiltanne
allative
Huldallenne
Huldillenne
essive
Huldananne
Huldinanne
translative
Huldaksenne
Huldiksenne
abessive
Huldattanne
Huldittanne
instructive
comitative
—Huldinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Huldansa
Huldansa
accusative
nom.
Huldansa
Huldansa
gen.
Huldansa
genitive
Huldansa
Huldiensa Huldainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Huldaansa
Huldiaan Huldiansa
inessive
Huldassaan Huldassansa
Huldissaan Huldissansa
elative
Huldastaan Huldastansa
Huldistaan Huldistansa
illative
Huldaansa
Huldiinsa
adessive
Huldallaan Huldallansa
Huldillaan Huldillansa
ablative
Huldaltaan Huldaltansa
Huldiltaan Huldiltansa
allative
Huldalleen Huldallensa
Huldilleen Huldillensa
essive
Huldanaan Huldanansa
Huldinaan Huldinansa
translative
Huldakseen Huldaksensa
Huldikseen Huldiksensa
abessive
Huldattaan Huldattansa
Huldittaan Huldittansa
instructive
comitative
—Huldineen Huldinensa :

#### Statistics

* Hulda is the 721st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 315 female individuals (and as a middle name to 231 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hulda
* Huldah (biblical figure)
* a female given name, popular in the 19th century

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse Hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), see hulda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhʏlta/
    Rhymes: -ʏlta
    Homophone: hulda

### Proper noun

Hulda f (proper noun, genitive singular Huldu)
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Hulda
* Huldah (biblical figure)
* a female given name popular in the 19th century

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hulda c (genitive Huldas)
* Huldah (biblical figure)
* a female given name popular in the 19th century