How do you pronounce Hilde?

Hilde is pronounced “HIL-da”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

Is Hilde a boy's or a girl's name?

Hilde is traditionally a girl's name in Ireland.

How else is Hilde spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Hilda, Hildy. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Girl's name

Hilde

Q: What does the name Hilde mean?

Hilde means Woulfe gives no meaning; Wikipedia derives the name from Old Norse hildr, 'battle'.

“HIL-da”

Woulfe gives no meaning; Wikipedia derives the name from Old Norse hildr, 'battle'

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Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Woulfe records a saintly Irish abbess of the name, venerated on 18 November. Wikipedia's article on the name derives it from the Old Norse word for battle, the same word as the Valkyrie Hild.

Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z