Hildred - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Hildred \hi-ld-red, hil-dred\ is a variant of Hildreth (Old German), and the meaning of Hildred is "battle counselor".

Similar baby names are Mildred and Mildrid.

Hildred is a somewhat common first name for women (#2796 out of 4276) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#63327 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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