Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

, meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a

Valkyrie In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997:36 ...

who conveyed fallen warriors to

Valhalla In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat ...

. 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 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 G ...

. Hilda is the name of:

People

Hilda of Whitby Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby (c. 614 – 680) was a Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, which was chosen as the venue for the Synod of Whitby in 664. An important figure in the Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon ...

(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 Hilda Mabel Canter-Lund (1922 – 15 January 2007) was an English mycologist, protozoologist, and photographer. She worked as a mycologist and then as a senior principal scientific officer at the laboratories of the Freshwater Biological Associat ...

(1922–2007), English mycologist, protozoologist, and photographer * Hilda Caselli (1836-1901), Swedish educational reformer * Hilda Clayton (1991-2013), American U.S. Army specialist and war photographer *

Hilda Conkling Hilda Conkling (1910–1986) was an American poet. She was the daughter of Grace Hazard Conkling, a poet in her own right and Assistant Professor of English at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Hilda was born in New York state. Her ...

(1910–1986), American poet * Hilda Dallas (1878–1958) and sister Irene Dallas (1883 -1971), British suffragettes * Hilda Eisen (1917–2017), a Polish-born American businessperson, philanthropist, and Holocaust survivor *

Hilda Ellis Davidson Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson (born Hilda Roderick Ellis; 1 October 1914 – 12 January 2006) was an English folklorist. She was a scholar at the University of Cambridge and The Folklore Society, and specialized in the study of Celtic and Ge ...

(1914–2006), English antiquarian and academic * H. D. (1886–1961), born Hilda Doolittle, American poet, novelist and memoirist *

Hilda de Duhalde 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. ...

(born 1946), Argentine politician *

Hilda Fenemore Hilda Lilian Fenemore (22 April 1914 – 13 April 2004) was an English actress with a prolific career in film and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Fenemore played mainly supporting roles which were characterised in her obituary in ''The ...

(1914–2004), English actress *

Hilda Gadea Hilda Gadea Acosta (21 March 1925 – 11 February 1974)My Life With Che
." ''

(1921-1974), Peruvian economist, communist leader, author, and Che Guevara's first wife *

Hilda Gaxiola Hilda Gaxiola Álvarez (born July 14, 1972 in Guamúchil, Sinaloa) is a female beach volleyball player from Mexico, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Repu ...

(born 1972), Mexican beach volleyball player *

Hilda Geiringer Hilda Geiringer (28 September 1893 – 22 March 1973), also known as Hilda von Mises and Hilda Pollaczek-Geiringer, was an Austrian mathematician. Life Geiringer was born in 1893 in Vienna, Austria into a Jewish family. Her father, Ludwig Geiri ...

(1893–1973), Austrian mathematician and professor *

Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (Hilgos) Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (1905–1998) was an American oil painter and watercolorist. A native of Montreal, Canada, who grew up in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Gorenstein started painting as a teenager at a time when women artists weren't very well ...

(1905–1998), American oil painter and watercolorist *

Hilda Hewlett Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (17 February 1864 – 21 August 1943) was an early aviator and aviation entrepreneur. She was the first British woman to earn a pilot's licence. She founded and ran two related businesses: the first flying school in the ...

(1864–1943), first British woman aviator to earn a pilot's licence, and aviation entrepreneur *

Hilda Heine Hilda Cathy Heine (born April 6, 1951) is a Marshallese educator and politician, who served as the eighth President of the Marshall Islands. Prior to assuming office, she served as the Minister of Education. She was the first individual from the ...

(1951), Marshallese educator and politician *

Hilda Hilst Hilda Hilst (April 21, 1930 – February 4, 2004) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. She is lauded as one of the most important Portuguese-language authors of the twentieth century. Her work touches on the themes of mysticism, insanit ...

(1930–2004), Brazilian poet, playwright and novelist * Hilda Phoebe Hudson (1881-1965), English mathematician * Hilda Käkikoski (1864-1912), Finnish politician, writer and schoolteacher, one of the first nineteen women elected to parliament *

Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet (born 27 March 1981 in Keiyo District) is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007. Kibet's longtime partner is Dutch marath ...

(born 1981), Dutch long distance runner *

Hilda Lovell-Smith Hilda Kate Lovell-Smith (10 July 1886 – 3 February 1973), generally known as Kitty Lovell-Smith, was a New Zealand businesswoman and community organiser. Early life Lovell-Smith was born at Riccarton, in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1886 ...

(1886 - 1973), businesswoman and community organiser from New Zealand *

Hilda Lund Hilda Maria Lund (née Lindh, 21 December 18407 October 1911) was a Swedish ballerina at the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Lund was a ballet student in 1849, a second dancer in 1861 and elevated to a premier baller ...

(1840–1911), Swedish ballerina * Hilda Molina (born 1942), chief neurosurgeon of Cuba and dissident *

Hilda Mundy Hilda Mundy (pseudonym: Laura Villanueva Rocabado; 1912–1980) was a Bolivian writer, poet, and journalist. Biography Laura Villanueva Rocabado was born in Oruro, Bolivia, in 1912, the second of three siblings. She was the daughter of the archit ...

(1912-1980), Bolivian writer, poet, journalist * Hilda Rix Nicholas (1884-1961), Australian painter * Hilda Petrini (1838–1895), Swedish clock maker *

Hilda Pinnix-Ragland Hilda Pinnix-Ragland (born May 1955) is an American business executive and philanthropist. As the former Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs for Duke Energy, she was the first African-American woman to serve as a vice president at the compa ...

, American business executive *

H. F. M. Prescott Hilda Frances Margaret Prescott, more usually known as H. F. M. Prescott (22 February 1896 – 5 May 1972), was an English writer, academic and historian. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her best-known work is a novel, '' ...

(1896-1972), English author, academic and historian * Hilda Ramos (born 1964), Cuban discus thrower * Hilda Muhlhauser Richards, American federal labor official *

Hilda Ross Dame Grace Hilda Cuthbertha Ross (née Nixon; 6 July 1883 – 6 March 1959), known as Hilda Ross, was a New Zealand politician for the National Party and an activist. Early years Nixon was born at Auckland to Adam (a fireman who later became ...

(1883-1959), New Zealand politician * Hilda Runciman, Viscountess Runciman of Doxford (1869–1956), British politician *

Hilda Sachs Hilda Gustafva Sachs (13 March 1857, Norrköping – 26 February 1935), was a Swedish journalist, translator, writer and feminist. She was the daughter of merchant Johan Gustaf Engström and Gustafva Augusta Gustafsson in Norrköping. She worked ...

(1857-1935), Swedish journalist and women's rights activist *

Hilda Sandels ''Hilda'' Augusta Adelaide Sandels (1830-1921) was a Swedish opera singer. Sandels was born to colonel lieutenant Lars Sandels. She was the student of Julius Günther and continued her studies in Leipzig. She performed in Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo ...

(1830-1921), Swedish opera singer * Hilda Sjölin (1835–1915), Swedish photographer * Hilda Solis (born 1957), United States Secretary of Labor in the Obama administration * Hilda Crosby Standish (1902-2005), American birth control pioneer *

Hilda Tadria Hilda M. Tadria is a Ugandan women's rights activist, a gender and social development specialist, and the executive director of the Mentoring and Empowerment Programme for Young Women in Uganda (MEMPROW). She has advised NGOs worldwide on gender, ...

, Ugandan women's rights activist * Hilda Terry (1914–2006), American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip ''Teena'' *

Hilda Vīka Hilda Vīka (5 November 1897 – 14 February 1963), also known as Hilda Vīka-Eglīte, was a Latvian artist and writer. She made stylised watercolour and oil paintings of everyday life and dreamy visions. She wrote poetry, short stories and novels ...

(1897–1963), Latvian artist and writer

Fictional characters

* Hilda, title character in Luke Pearson's ''

Hilda 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 ...

'' series * Hilda, the 36th hero in '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang'' * Hilda, the female protagonist of the video game ''Pokémon Black'' and ''White'''' * Hilda, a minor character on the family television series ''

The Muppet Show ''The Muppet Show'' is a sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and featuring the Muppets. The series originated as two television pilot, pilot episodes produced by Henson for American Broadcasting Company, ABC in 1974 and 1975. ...

'' * Hilda or Hildegarde (''Beelzebub''), a main character in the manga ''Beelzebub'' *

, a pinup girl created by Duane Bryers * Hilda, the wife of Horace Rumpole, a character in the book and TV series ''

Rumpole of the Bailey ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, oft ...

'' * Hilda Berg, an airplane boss who can shapeshift into a zeppelin from '' Cuphead'' * Dame Hilda Bracket, half of the opera singing female impersonation act "Hinge and Bracket" * Hilda Valentine Goneril, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' * Princess Hilda of Lorule, a character from the video game '' The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' * Hilda Ogden, from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Hilda Spellman, a main character in ''

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first app ...

'' * Hilda Suarez, from the American television series '' Ugly Betty'' * "Hot Ice" Hilda, a supporting character in the anime ''

Outlaw Star is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...

'' *

Polaris Hilda This article comprises a list of characters that play a role in ''Saint Seiya'' (also known as ''Knights of the Zodiac'') and its canonical continuation, ''Saint Seiya: Next Dimension'', two manga series created, written and illustrated by Masam ...

, the main antagonist of the Asgard arc in the anime ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

Space

* 153 Hilda, a large asteroid in the Hilda group in the Solar System, named after one of the discoverer's daughters.

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