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.
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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)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, 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