Hild: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Battle
Origin
Old Norse (Germanic)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
HILD

Hild is an Old Norse (Germanic) girl's name meaning “battle”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.

Meaning & Origin of Hild

Meaning: Battle.

Origin: Old Norse (Germanic).

How to Pronounce Hild

HILDIPA /hɪld/

Popularity of Hild

Hild doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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