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| Pronunciation | HIL-dur |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language | 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
[edit]- Hildur Alvén (1886–1963), Swedish politician
- Hildur Andersen (1864–1956), Norwegian pianist and music pedagogue
- Hildur Antonsdóttir (born 1995), Icelandic footballer
- Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic singer
- Hildur Guðnadóttir (born 1982), Icelandic musician and composer
- Hildur Humla (1889–1969), Swedish politician
- Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir (born 1993), Icelandic artist, musician, and composer
- Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (born 1994), Icelandic basketball player
- Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 1984), Icelandic writer and politician
- Hildur Krog (1922–2014), Norwegian lichenologist
- Hildur María Leifsdóttir (born 1993), Icelandic beauty queen and model
- Hildur Alice Nilson (1924–2014), Swedish jazz and schlager singer, birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs
- Hildur Nygren (1896–1962), Swedish politician and teacher
- Hildur Horn Øien (born 1940), Norwegian politician
- Hildur Os (1913–2009), Norwegian politician
- Hildur Ottelin (1866–1927), Swedish politician
- Hildur Schirmer (1856–1914), German-Norwegian soprano
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir (born 1981), Icelandic basketball player and coach
- Hildur Sommerfeldt (1830–1892), Norwegian opera singer and pianist
- Hildur Sverrisdóttir (born 1978), Icelandic politician
- Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir (born 1989), Icelandic handball player
Fictional characters
[edit]- Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, police officer in the detective novel series by Satu Rämö
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ 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. Vol. 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.
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