Hildur
Pronunciation | HIL-dur |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Icelandic |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hild |
Meaning | Battle |
Region of origin | Iceland, Sweden, Norway |
Other names | |
Related names | Hilda, Hilde |
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Hildur is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from Old Norse hildr, 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] Hildur is rather exclusively used in Nordic counties, but the more recent variations with the same origin, Hilda and Hilde, are in wider use.[3] The Swedish name day for Hildur and Hilda is 18 January.[4][5]
People named Hildur[]
- Hildur Alice Nilson, birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs
- , Swedish politician
- , Swedish politician
- , Swedish actor
- , Swedish writer
- Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir, Icelandic singer
- , Swedish politician
- Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic cellist
- Hildur Horn Øien, Norwegian politician
- , Swedish artist
- Hildur Krog, Norwegian botanist
- , Swedish organist
- , Swedish actor
- , Swedish actor
- Hildur Nygren, Swedish politician
- Hildur Os, Norwegian civil servant and politician
- , Swedish local politician and gymnastics director
- Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir, Icelandic handball player
References[]
- ^ Heinrich Wilhelm Schütz (1837). Kleines Namen-Lexikon oder kurzgefasste Erklärungen der merkwürdigsten Orts- und Personennamen: mit Einschluss nicht weiniger Länder-, Völker-, Gebirgs- und Flussnamen (in German). Feister. pp. 34–.
Hild, nordisch-deutsche Bellona, dann auch Krieg überhaupt ...
- ^ Scandinavian Classics. 27. American Scandinavian Foundation. 1927. p. 303.
Warfare and battle had numerous designations after the Valkyries; "Hild's Game" is especially common.
- ^ Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (9 December 2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Univ of Wisconsin Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8.
- ^ Bengt af Klintberg (30 January 2014). Namnen i almanackan (in Swedish). Norstedts. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-91-7297-039-7.
- ^ Teresa Norman (1 July 2003). World of Baby Names, A (Revised). Penguin. pp. 498–. ISBN 978-1-4406-2556-5.
Categories:
- Given names
- Feminine given names
- Icelandic feminine given names
- Swedish feminine given names