Hilde - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Hilde \hi(l)-de\ is a variant of Brunhilda (Old German), Hilda (Old German) and Hildegarde (Old German), and the meaning of Hilde is "ready for battle; battle woman; battle stronghold".

The baby name Hilde sounds like Hildy, Hildie, Hildi and Holde. Other similar baby names are Hille and Tilde.

Hilde is a somewhat common first name for women (#2989 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#26477 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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