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

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was 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 ...

''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, was a

Valkyrie In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ( or ; from ) 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 ('single fighters' or 'once fighters').Orchard (1997:36) and Li ...

who conveyed fallen warriors to

Valhalla In Norse mythology, Valhalla ( , ; , )Orchard (1997:171–172) is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. There were five possible realms the soul could travel to after death. The first was Fólkvang ...

. 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 feminine 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. ...

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 Nilson (26 January 1924 – 11 February 2014), known by her stage name Alice Babs, was a Swedish singer. She worked in a wide number of genres – Swedish folklore, Elizabethan songs and opera. While she was best known internationall ...

* Hildur Alvén, Swedish politician *

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 ...

, 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 ...

, Norwegian politician *

Hildur Knútsdóttir Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984 Reykjavík) is an Icelandic writer. In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children's books for her novel ''Vetrarhörkur'' (Winter Frost). She studied at University of Iceland. She taught a wr ...

, Icelandic writer and politician *

Hildur Krog Hildur Krog (22 March 1922 – 25 August 2014) was a Norwegian lichenologist and university professor who made contributions to the field of lichenology, particularly in the areas of lichen taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, chemotaxonomy, and floris ...

, Norwegian botanist *

Hildur Nygren Hildur Kristina Nygren (22 March 1896 – 24 April 1962) was a Swedish teacher and politician with the Socialdemokraterna, Social Democrats. She was elected as a member of the executive committee of the Gävle city council. She sat in the Riksdag ...

, 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 Sverrisdóttir Hildur Sverrisdóttir (born 22 October 1978) is an Icelandic lawyer and a member of the Icelandic Parliament for the Independence Party in the Reykjavík South constituency. Life and work Hildur was born in Stockholm, Sweden to Sverrir Eina ...

, Icelandic politician *

Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (born 11 March 1989) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player. She played Fram in Iceland and HSG Blomberg-Lippe and TuS Weibern in Germany. She also played for the Icelandic national team. Career Þorgeirsd ...

, Icelandic handball player

Fictional characters

In books

* Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, a police officer, main character in detective novel series by

Satu Rämö Satu Rämö (born 1980) is a Finnish-Icelandic author and an entrepreneur in communications. Education Rämö earned her Master of Science in Economics (''kauppatieteiden maisteri'') and a Bachelor of Arts (''humanististen tieteiden kandidaatti ...

References

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