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What does Gilda mean?
Gilda 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced JILL-dah, GILL-dah, GEEL-dah. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Gilda is "entire, total, sacrifice". An Italian short form of Teutonic names containing gilde "sacrifice"; can be traced to Ermengilda (from Herminigild, derived from ermin or irmin "entire, total"), an Anglo-Saxon name. The name of the heroine in Verdi's opera "Rigoletto" in 1851. Familiar since the 1940s due to the movie "Gilda" starring Rita Hayworth. In the 1980s: actress/comedienne Gilda Radner.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, heroine, opera
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Gildi, ..
(male) Gilga, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gilda Mikaela (G.M.), ..
How popular is Gilda?
Gilda is a very prominent first name for women (#958 out of 4276, Top 22%) and a slightly less prominent last name for both adults and children (#142819 out of 150436, Top 95%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gilda was first listed in 1900-1909 and reached its apex rank of #467 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Gilda▼ is alike in pronunciation to Golda▼, Goldee, Goldi, Goldia, Goldie▼ and Goldy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aida, Alda▼, Allda, Cinda, Elda▼, Gada, Gala, Galea, Galia, Galla, Galya, Garda, Geila, Gelya, Gerda, Gia▲, Giana, Gila, Gilah, Gilana, Gilia, Giliah, Gilian, Giliya, Gillan, Gilly, Gina▼, Ginia, Ginya, Gioia, Gioya, Gisa, Giselda, Gita, Gitta, Giula, Giulia, Glila, Glinda, Golde, Guida, Gunilda, Hilda▼, Hinda, Holda, Hulda▼, Hylda, Kelda, Lida▼, Milada, Minda, Nelda▼, Niada, Nilda, Nillda (see Nilda), Rida, Selda, Thilda, Tilda▼, Valda, Velda▼, Vida, Vieda, Walda, Welda, Wilda▼, Willda, Wylda and Zelda▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Gilda.
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