Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Icelandic |
Meaning | weasel or mole (Hebrew), secrecy (Old Norse), sweet or lovable (Old Swedish), the fairy or hidden one (Icelandic) |
Hulda ( Hebrew: חוּלְדָה) is a feminine given name derived from חולדה Chuldah [1] or Huldah, [2] a Hebrew word meaning weasel or mole. Huldah was a prophetess in the Old Testament Books of Kings and Chronicles. [3] It can also derive from Norse mythology, where it is the name of a sorceress, meaning secrecy in Old Norse and sweet or lovable in Old Swedish. [4] In the United States, its use has declined since the mid-1920s. [5]
Notable people with this name include:
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Icelandic |
Meaning | weasel or mole (Hebrew), secrecy (Old Norse), sweet or lovable (Old Swedish), the fairy or hidden one (Icelandic) |
Hulda ( Hebrew: חוּלְדָה) is a feminine given name derived from חולדה Chuldah [1] or Huldah, [2] a Hebrew word meaning weasel or mole. Huldah was a prophetess in the Old Testament Books of Kings and Chronicles. [3] It can also derive from Norse mythology, where it is the name of a sorceress, meaning secrecy in Old Norse and sweet or lovable in Old Swedish. [4] In the United States, its use has declined since the mid-1920s. [5]
Notable people with this name include: