Details for the forename Hilde

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Hilde (female)


Variants:	Hilda (F) Ildikó (F)
Diminutive for:	Hildebrand (M) Hildegard (F) Hiltraud (F) Hiltrud (F)
Masculine form:	Hild (M) Hildo (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	German spelling variant of Hilda [q.v.], from Old German "battle maiden". Hilda/Hilde are short forms for many German names containing the element -hild-, "battle".