Hilda

//ˈhɪldə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages used since Middle Ages.
  2. 2
    St Hilda of Whitby

Example

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"Hilda’s mother has written saying that Hilda is not to spend next hols with me; which was all arranged before the fuss began."

Etymology

Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

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