Hilde (given name)

Hilde is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from Old Norse hildr, meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s. It is a variant of Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of Hildur. Notable people with the name include: Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge who presided over political show trials Hilde Bergebakken (born 1963), Norwegian Socialist Left Party politician Hilde De Baerdemaeker (born 1978), Flemish actress Hilde Bruch (1904–1984), German-born American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Hilde Coppi (1909–1943), German communist and anti-Nazi resistance fighter Hilde Crevits (born 1967), Belgian politician Hilde Domin (1909–2006), German lyric poet and writer Hilde Gerg (born 1975), German former alpine skier Hilde Grande (born 1975), Norwegian politician Hilde Güden (1917–1988), Austrian operatic soprano Hilde Hagerup (born 1976), Norwegian novelist and children author Hilde Haugsgjerd (born 1952), Norwegian newspaper editor Hilde Heynen (born 1959), Belgian professor of architectural theory Hilde Hildebrand (1897–1976), German actress Hilde Himmelweit (1918–1989), German social psychologist Hilde Holger (1905–2001), Austrian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher Hilde Holovsky (died 1933), Austrian figure skater Hilda Mary Hooke (1898–1978), Canadian writer Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian Flemish politician and former provincial governor of Limburg Hilde Hovdenak (born 1971), Norwegian retired long-distance runner Hilde Hummelvoll (born 1960), Norwegian television personality Hilde Indreberg (born 1957), Norwegian judge Hilde Frafjord Johnson (born 1963), Norwegian Christian Democratic Party politician Hilde Konetzni (1905–1980), Austrian operatic soprano Hilde Körber (1906–1969), German film actress Hilde Krahl (1917–1999), Austrian film actress Hilde Lauer (born 1943), Romanian Olympic sprint canoer Hilde Lindemann, American philosophy professor and bioethicist Hilde Lyrån (born 1963), Norwegian actress, dancer, and comedian Hilde Lysiak (born 2006), American...