# Hilda
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈhɪldə/
* Rhymes: -ɪldə

### Proper noun

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

#### Related terms

* Hildegard

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* hail'd, haldi, halid

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Hilda, from Germanic.

### Proper noun

Hilda
* a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

## 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
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish Hilda, German Hilda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhildɑ/, [ˈhildɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ildɑ
* Hyphenation: Hil‧da

### Proper noun

Hilda
* a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Declension

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 :

#### Statistics

* Hilda is the 231st 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.

## German
### Proper noun

Hilda
* a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Related terms

* Hilde

## Icelandic
### Proper noun

Hilda f (proper noun, genitive singular Hildu)
* a female given name

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

Hilda
* a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Related terms

* Hilde, Hildur

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Ilda

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Hilda.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈiw.dɐ/ [ˈiʊ̯.dɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈiw.dɐ/ [ˈiʊ̯.dɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈiw.da/ [ˈiʊ̯.da]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈil.dɐ/ [ˈiɫ.dɐ]

### Proper noun

Hilda f
* a female given name from German, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Hilda.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xîlda/

### Proper noun

Hȉlda m (Cyrillic spelling Хи̏лда)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Hilda”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɦiɫda/

### Proper noun

Hilda f
* a female given name

#### 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈilda/ [ˈil̪.d̪a]
* Rhymes: -ilda
* Syllabification: Hil‧da

### Proper noun

Hilda f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Related terms

* Ilda
* Nilda

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Hilda c (genitive Hildas)
* a female given name, equivalent to English Hilda

#### Related terms

* Hildur

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Hilda.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈhilda/ [ˈhil.d̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ilda
* Syllabification: Hil‧da

### Proper noun

Hilda (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎ᜔ᜇ)
* a female given name from English

### Anagrams

* dahil, lahid