Hilde 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] Hilde was popular in Norway from the 1950s until the 1970s.
It is a variant of Hilda, which in turn is a more recent variation of Hildur.