Hildur
Name list
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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]
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People
- 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
- Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, police officer in the detective novel series by Satu Rämö
See also
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