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Hildy (girl)

What does Hildy mean?

Hildy Pronunciation of Hildy as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Hildy) is of Old German origin, and Hildy means "ready for battle; battle garden". Hildy is a version of Brunhilda (Old German). Hildy is also a form of Hilda (Old German): from hild. Hildy is also used as a form of Hildegard (Old German).

ENDS WITH -dy

ASSOCIATED WITH battle

Variations

VARIANTS Hylda, Hildie, Hildi

RELATIONS VIA BRUNHILDA, HILDA, HILDEGARD Elda, Hilde, Hille, Nilda

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Haldy, ..

(male) Hilun, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hildy Arden (H.A.), ..

How popular is Hildy?

Hildy is a rare given name for women. Hildy is an equally unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Popular related forms of Hildy (NOT RANKED) are Elda, Hilda, Hildegard and Nilda. These relations of Hildy were at the height of their popularity during 1900-1909 (MEDIAN #834). (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elda, Hilda, Hildegard, Nilda in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Hilda outside U.S.

Similar Names

Hildy is pronounced similarly to Holda, Hulda, Huldah and Huldie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Biddy, Bindy, Birdy, Cindy, Goldy, Hailey, Haily, Haley, Hally, Hedy, Heidy, Hilal, Hilary, Hill, Hilly, Hilma, Hind, Hinda, Hinde, Hitty, Holde (see Holda), Holly, Lindy, Mindy, Sindy, Tildy and Windy. These names tend to be more frequently used than Hildy.

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