# Hilda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɪldə/ · frequency rank #24,470

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages used since Middle Ages.
2. St Hilda of Whitby

## Etymology
Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”).

## Easily confused with
- **hold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hold)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hill)
- **hind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hind)
- **hiya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hiya)
- **hola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hola)
- **hula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hula)
- **hilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hilt)
- **Hilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hilo)
- **holds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-holds)
- **hills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hills)
- **Hindu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hindu)
- **honda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-honda)
- **Hindi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hindi)
- **hilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hilly)
- **HIPAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-hipaa)
- **holla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hilda-vs-holla)
- **hid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hid-vs-hilda)
- **held** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/held-vs-hilda)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hide-vs-hilda)
- **hala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hilda)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhilda`, `hidla`, `hilad`, `hildda`, `hillda`, `hlida`, `ihlda`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hilda