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Hildur
Hildur is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'' formed from Old Norse ''hildr'', meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hildur is rather exclusively used in Nordic counties, but the more recent variations with the same origin, Hilda and Hilde, are in wider use. The Swedish name day for Hildur and Hilda is 18 January. People named Hildur *Hildur Alice Nilson, birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs *Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir, Icelandic singer *Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic cellist *Hildur Horn Øien, Norwegian politician *Hildur Krog, Norwegian botanist *Hildur Nygren, Swedish politician *Hildur Os, Norwegian civil servant and politician *Hildur Ottelin, Swedish local politician and gymnastics director *Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (born 11 March 1989) is an Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Hildur Ingveldardóttir Guðnadóttir (born 4 September 1982) is an Icelandic musician and composer. A classically trained cellist, she has played and recorded with the bands Pan Sonic, Throbbing Gristle, Múm, and Stórsveit Nix Noltes, and has toured with Animal Collective and Sunn O))). She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Hildur has gained international recognition for her film and television scores, including for ''Journey's End'' (2017), ''Mary Magdalene'' (2018), '' Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' (2018), Todd Field's ''Tár'' and Sarah Polley's '' Women Talking'' (both 2022). For her score to Todd Phillips' psychological drama film '' Joker'' (2019), she won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, making her the first solo female composer to win in all three. She is also known for her work on the HBO mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir
Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir (born 6 February 1982) is a singer who rose to popularity after winning '' Idol Stjörnuleit 2'', the Icelandic version of ''Pop Idol''. She was born in Reykjavík. ''Idol Stjörnuleit'' performances Semi Finals: ''Immortality'' by Céline Dion & The Bee Gees Top 10: ''Dark End Of The Street'' by Andrew Strong Top 9: ''I Love The Nightlife'' by Alicia Bridges Top 8: ''Á Nýjum Stað'' by Sálin hans Jóns míns Top 7: ''Er Hann Birtist'' by Hljómar Top 6: ''Everything I Do (I Do It For You)'' by Bryan Adams Top 5: ''It's Only A Paper Moon'' by Bobby Darin Top 4: ''You've Got A Friend'' by Carole King Top 4: ''I Wish'' by Stevie Wonder Top 3: ''Careless Whisper'' by George Michael Top 3: ''Heart Of Glass'' by Blondie Grand Final: ''Líf'' Grand Final: ''Án Þín'' by Trúbrot Grand Final: ''The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet'' by Emiliana Torrini Emiliana is a feminine name of Italian origin. It can refer to: As a given name * Emiliana of Trasilla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir
Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (born 11 March 1989) is an Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...ic handball player for Fram and the Icelandic national team. Career Hildur signed with Fram in May 2015 after playing the previous four seasons in Germany. She won the Icelandic championship with Fram in 2017. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorgeirsdottir, Hildur 1989 births Living people Hildur Thorgeirsdottir Hildur Thorgeirsdottir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Ottelin
Hildur Ottelin (1866-1927) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat). She worked as Gymnastics schoolteacher. She was the first woman to be elected to the Uppsala City Council in 1912–1927. She was foremost engaged in the local social politics, particular in the issue of public housing Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def .... She became known as an important figure within public housing politics. References {{Expand Swedish, Hildur Ottelin, date=March 2022 1866 births 1927 deaths 20th-century Swedish politicians 20th-century Swedish women politicians Swedish social democrats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Krog
Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian botanist. She was born in Modum. She took the dr.philos. degree in 1968 with a thesis on Alaskan lichens, was hired as a curator at the Botanical Museum of Oslo in 1971 and served as professor at the University of Oslo from 1987 to 1992. For 15 year from 1969 she collaborated with the British amateur lichenologist Dougal Swinscow to study the macrolichen flora of East Africa. They undertook field collections as well as characterisation and revision of the limited existing lichen knowledge of the region, presented in 33 scientific publications and a book ''The Macrolichens of East Africa'', British Museum (Natural History) in 1988. In 1992 Hildur Krog was awarded the Acharius Medal by the International Association for Lichenology She was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. She died in 2014. Several lichen are named in her honour, including ''Krogia'' which a genus of corticolous lichens in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Nygren
Hildur Nygren (22 March 1896–24 April 1962) was a teacher and Swedish politician with the Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so .... She was elected as a member to the executive committee of the Gävle city council. She sat in the Riksdag from 1941 to 1952, becoming the second female cabinet minister and the first female minister of education in Swedish history. References Further reading * External links * Women government ministers of Sweden Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag People from Gävle 20th-century Swedish educators 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians 1896 births 1962 deaths Swedish Ministers for Education {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Horn Øien
Hildur Jorunn Oliva Horn Øien (born 25 March 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She was born in Narvik. She graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968. She then worked at the school Torstad in Asker from 1968 to 1990, then as manager for Kirkens SOS in Buskerud from 1990 to 1996. She was then elected to Akershus county council, serving as deputy county mayor of Akershus from 1995 to 2003 and county mayor from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2011 she was a member of Asker municipal council. She is married and has three children. She resides in Hvalstad Hvalstad is a village and a small part of the municipality of Asker. Hvalstad has slightly over 2,000 inhabitants, a number that has doubled since the 1970s. Hvalstad lies 20 kilometres from the centre of Oslo. Hvalstad Station is on the Drammen .... References 1940 births Living people People from Narvik University of Oslo alumni Christian Democratic Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde (given Name)
Hilde is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'' formed from Old Norse ''hildr'', meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s. It is a variant of Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of Hildur. *Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge who presided over political show trials * Hilde Bergebakken (born 1963), Norwegian Socialist Left Party politician *Hilde De Baerdemaeker (born 1978), Flemish actress * Hilde Bruch (1904–1984) * Hilde Coppi (1909–1943), German resistance fighter *Hilde Crevits (born 1967), Belgian politician *Hilde Domin (1909–2006), German lyric poet and writer *Hilde Gerg (born 1975), German former alpine skier *Hilde Gueden (1917–1988) * Hilde Hagerup (born 1976), Norwegian novelist and children author * Hilde Haugsgjerd (born 1952), Norwegian newspaper edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildur Os
Hildur Odlaug Os (19 March 1913 – 4 July 2009) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Eid as a daughter of builder and timber merchant Anders Karlsen (1871–1940) and Astrid Langeland (1879–1932). She attended Fjordane Folk High School from 1929 to 1930, and took numerous classes through postal correspondence. She spent most of her career as chief administrator of social affairs in Eid, from 1968 to 1983. She also chaired the local Noregs Ungdomslag chapter from 1936 to 1938 and the gymnastics department of Eid IL from 1952 to 1955. She became involved in politics, and was a member of Eid municipal council from 1955 to 1964 and 1965 to 1964. She also served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Babs
Hildur Alice Nilsson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer and actress. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationally as a jazz singer, Babs also competed as Sweden's first annual competition entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958. In 1972 she was named Sweden's Royal Court Singer, the first non-opera singer as such. Career After making her breakthrough in the film '' Swing it, magistern!'' ('Swing It, Teacher!', 1940), she appeared in more than a dozen Swedish-language films. Despite being cast as the well-behaved, good-hearted, cheerful girl, the youth culture forming with Babs as its icon caused outrage among members of the older generation. A vicar called the Babs cult the "foot and mouth disease of cultural life". A long and productive period of collaboration with Duke Ellington began in 1963. Among other works, Babs partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda (name)
Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In Sweden it has been in use since the late 18th century, being a popular name throughout the 19th century. Hilde is a variant of Hilda. Another variation on ''Hild'' is Hildur. Hilda is the name of: People * Hilda of Whitby (c. 614-680), English saint * Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864–1952) * Hilda Bernard (born 1920), Argentine stage, screen and television actress * Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), author, artist, and anti-apartheid and women's rights activist * Hilda Borgström (1871–1954), Swedish actress * Hilda Braid (1929–2007), English actress * Hilda Mabel Canter (1922–2007), English mycologist, protozoologist, and photogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Name Day List Of 2001
This is the current Swedish name day calendar, adopted in 2001 by a work group led by the Swedish Academy. The new list has no official status, but is nevertheless used by most publishers. Several name day lists existed after 1972, when the old name day calendar lost its official status. The new list will be updated every 15 years. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate. January #''Nyårsdagen'' (New Year's Day, no name) #Svea #Alfred, Alfrida # Rut # Hanna, Hannele # Kasper, Melker, Baltsar #August, Augusta #Erland #Gunnar, Gunder #Sigurd, Sigbritt #Jan, Jannike #Frideborg, Fridolf #Knut #Felix, Felicia #Laura, Lorentz #Hjalmar, Helmer #Anton, Tony #Hilda, Hildur #Henrik # Fabian, Sebastian # Agnes, Agneta #Vincent, Viktor #Frej, Freja #Erika #Paul, Pål # Bodil, Boel #Göte, Göta #Karl ( *), Karla #Diana #Gunilla, Gunhild #Ivar, Joar February #Max, Maximilian #''Kyndelsmässodagen'' (Candlemas, no name) #Disa, Hjörd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
