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, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. Hildur is rather exclusively used in Nordic counties, but the more recent variations with the same origin, Hilda and Hilde, are in wider use. The Swedish name day for Hildur and Hilda is 18 January.
People
Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic singer
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 , birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs
Hildur Horn Øien (born 1940), Norwegian politician Hildur Os (1913–2009), Norwegian politician
Hildur Sigurðardóttir (born 1981), Icelandic basketball player and coach Hildur Sommerfeldt (1830–1892), Norwegian opera singer and pianist
Fictional characters Hildur Rúnarsdóttir, police officer in the detective novel series by Satu Rämö
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