Hilde is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from
Old Norsehildr, meaning "battle".
Hild, a Nordic-German
Bellona,[1] was a
Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to
Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game.[2] Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s. It is a variant of
Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of
Hildur.[3][4][5]
Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge who presided over political show trials
Hilde Bergebakken (born 1963), Norwegian Socialist Left Party politician
^Scandinavian Classics. Vol. 27. American Scandinavian Foundation. 1927. p. 303. Warfare and battle had numerous designations after the Valkyries; "Hild's Game" is especially common.
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Hilde is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from
Old Norsehildr, meaning "battle".
Hild, a Nordic-German
Bellona,[1] was a
Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to
Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game.[2] Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s. It is a variant of
Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of
Hildur.[3][4][5]
Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge who presided over political show trials
Hilde Bergebakken (born 1963), Norwegian Socialist Left Party politician
^Scandinavian Classics. Vol. 27. American Scandinavian Foundation. 1927. p. 303. Warfare and battle had numerous designations after the Valkyries; "Hild's Game" is especially common.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.