Hylde Forename

1,162,016th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Hylde Forename Definition:

A female name. Old English Hild, probably a hypocoristic form of one of the names compounded with hild ‘war’, ‘battle’. St Hild, foundress and Abbess of Whitby (614-80), was much venerated in the Old English period and later. Hilde, Hylde (Latin Hilda) is found as a christian name until the end of the 13th C, and never died out in the neighbourhood of Whitby.

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Hylde Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
80%
 
341:2,171,40051,388
Brazil
100%
101:21,423,615203,947
United States
100%
101:36,253,698247,090
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376

Hylde Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old English Hild, probably a hypocoristic form of one of the names compounded with hild ‘war’, ‘battle’. St Hild, foundress and Abbess of Whitby (614-80), was much venerated in the Old English period and later. Hilde, Hylde (Latin Hilda) is found as a christian name until the end of the 13th C, and never died out in the neighbourhood of Whitby. The general use of the name was revived, like that of other names of Old English saints, by the Tractarians in the 19th C.

Hilde Curia Regis Rolls 1201, 1203, 1210, Hundred Rolls 1273. Hillda Hundred Rolls 1273. Hylde Werburge 1513.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Hylde Forename Popularity

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Hyldea915/
Haylde913/
Hyldee912/
Hyldie912/
Chylde912/
Hyldet912/
Hyldde911/
Hyldes911/
Hyolde911/
Ylde89178/
Ahylder832/
Chyldee831/
Hyldije831/
Huylder831/
Hyselde831/
Hayldes831/
Hyldett831/
Hyldoey831/
Hilde80203,273/
Hylda801,478/
Helde80214/
Ylder80149/
Yilde8057/
Yolde8055/
Aylde8012/
Yldes808/
Hyldi804/
Hyldy802/
Yldeu802/
Oylde801/
Yldee801/
Yldei801/
Yldez801/
Yldie801/
Yılde801/
Hélde801/
Hylldije771/
Hélder73279,075/
Helder7392,471/
Hilder7312,556/
Hildeu73294/
Hildie73234/
Hildes73226/
Heldie73185/
Heldes73144/
Yilder7393/
Hildee7361/
Childe7356/
Hildea7344/
Yildet7327/
Hildet7315/
Yildez7315/
Huilde7314/
Heldey7314/
Yildes7312/
Hildey7311/
Ylldes7311/
Joylde7310/
Ayldes739/
Heilde738/
Heldee738/
Hildei738/
Hildeh737/
Hailde737/
Chelde737/
Jaylde737/
Ylldie736/
Hillde735/
Heldez735/
Hyllda735/
Hielde735/
Aylder735/
Haylda734/
Hildez734/
Uyldes733/
Heldea733/
Yldhie733/
Uylder733/
Jyldie733/
Heldeh733/
Heldei733/
Eyldea733/
Ahylda732/
Hilded732/
Hyldha732/
Khilde732/
Yoldey732/
Ysilde732/
Chylda732/
Heylda732/
Hihlde732/
Hoilde732/
Jylder732/
Ylldez732/
Ehlder731/
Etylde731/
Eylder731/
Eyldie731/
Ycilde731/
Ylldet731/
Yglide731/
Yildey731/
Yselde731/
Hoylda731/
Hjelde731/
Hhilde731/
Heulde731/
Hildhe731/
Heldet731/
Yildep731/
Yldeez731/
Yldije731/
Geylde731/
Hellde731/
Heldeu731/
Healde731/
Hyldaa731/
Ecylde731/
Ylda676,342/
Ilde675,169/
Elde671,204/
Cheldie67143/
Huilder6790/
Hellder6783/
Hieldie6743/
Yldy6734/
Heldher6725/
Hillder6719/
Chelder6717/
Heldder6714/
Hildher6711/
Haildes6711/
Childer6710/
Huildes6710/
Heilder679/
Childes678/
Healder677/
Ylldije676/
Aytilde675/
Jlde674/
Yldi674/
Haildee674/
Heldech673/
Cheldee673/
Childee673/
Childie673/
Helldie673/
Yildest673/
Hyldith672/
Hildees672/
Hildeis672/
Yildeth672/
Cheldes672/
Heldeer672/
Ayldeth672/
Hildett672/
Helddey672/
Heglide671/
Haildey671/
Childey671/
Choylda671/
Cheldez671/
Cheilde671/
Ylldees671/
Yicelde671/
Héllder671/
Hisilde671/
Hislder671/
Hildess671/
Hildeys671/
Higlide671/
Heldesh671/
Healdie671/
Jheldee671/
Ouyldes671/
Uyldeth671/
Yldj671/
Heltder671/
Helldee671/
Helldes671/
Heldeth671/
Haèldie671/
Huildez671/
Hildech671/
Hildeuh671/
Hailder671/
Haildie671/
Cheldea671/

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