Hildur 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 ...

''hildr'', meaning "battle".

Hild Hild or Hildr may refer to: * Hildr or Hild is one of the Valkyries in Norse mythology, a personification of battle * Hild or Hilda of Whitby is a Christian saint who was a British abbess and nun in the Middle Ages * Hild (Oh My Goddess!), the ult ...

, a Nordic-German

Bellona Bellona may refer to: Places *Bellona, Campania, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta, Italy *Bellona Reef, a reef in New Caledonia *Bellona Island, an island in Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands Ships * HMS ''Bellona'' (1760), a 74 ...

, 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 e ...

. 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 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. Th ...

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 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 i ...

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: ''Immor ...

, Icelandic singer *

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 h ...

, Icelandic cellist *

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 T ...

, Norwegian politician *

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 ...

, Norwegian botanist *

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. ...

, Swedish politician *

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). ...

, Norwegian civil servant and politician *

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 politic ...

, 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 in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's ...

, Icelandic handball player

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