See also: hulda

Danish

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Etymology

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The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (gentle, graceful), cognate to German hold.

Proper noun

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Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Hulda f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Hulda: Hulduson
  • daughter of Huldu: Huldudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Hulda
accusative Huldu
dative Huldu
genitive Huldu

Finnish

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Etymology

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Of Biblical Hebrew origin, and from Swedish Hulda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhuldɑ/, [ˈhuldɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uldɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Hul‧da

Proper noun

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Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
    • 1642, The Holy Bible, 2 Chronicles 34:22:
      NIin Hilkia meni nijden cansa/ jotca Cuningalda lähetetyt olit/ Prophetissan Huldan Sallumin Takehathin Hasran pojanpojan waatetten kätkiän emännän tygö/ joca asui toisella puolella Jerusalemis/ ja puhui sencaltaisia hänen cansans.
      And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century
    • 1894, Teuvo Pakkala, Kaksi viatonta päivää, SKS (1995), →ISBN, page 173:
      ―Sanoi Aappo nimenkin, vaan...olkaapas vaiti...ei se tainnut Hilta olla, vaan h:n päältä se oli.
      ―Kenen tyttäriä?
      ―No Montinin...
      ―Montinin Hulda! sanoi Elsa kiihkeästi ja enemmän itselleen kuin muille.
      ―Aappo did say a name, it was...let me think...I don't think it was Hilta, something starting with an H.
      ―Whose daughters?
      ―Montini's...
      ―Montini's Hulda! Elsa said in a frenzy, more to herself than to anyone else.

Declension

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Inflection of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Hulda Huldat
genitive Huldan Huldien
partitive Huldaa Huldia
illative Huldaan Huldiin
singular plural
nominative Hulda Huldat
accusative nom. Hulda Huldat
gen. Huldan
genitive Huldan Huldien
Huldain rare
partitive Huldaa Huldia
inessive Huldassa Huldissa
elative Huldasta Huldista
illative Huldaan Huldiin
adessive Huldalla Huldilla
ablative Huldalta Huldilta
allative Huldalle Huldille
essive Huldana Huldina
translative Huldaksi Huldiksi
abessive Huldatta Hulditta
instructive Huldin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Huldani Huldani
accusative nom. Huldani Huldani
gen. Huldani
genitive Huldani Huldieni
Huldaini rare
partitive Huldaani Huldiani
inessive Huldassani Huldissani
elative Huldastani Huldistani
illative Huldaani Huldiini
adessive Huldallani Huldillani
ablative Huldaltani Huldiltani
allative Huldalleni Huldilleni
essive Huldanani Huldinani
translative Huldakseni Huldikseni
abessive Huldattani Huldittani
instructive
comitative Huldineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Huldasi Huldasi
accusative nom. Huldasi Huldasi
gen. Huldasi
genitive Huldasi Huldiesi
Huldaisi rare
partitive Huldaasi Huldiasi
inessive Huldassasi Huldissasi
elative Huldastasi Huldistasi
illative Huldaasi Huldiisi
adessive Huldallasi Huldillasi
ablative Huldaltasi Huldiltasi
allative Huldallesi Huldillesi
essive Huldanasi Huldinasi
translative Huldaksesi Huldiksesi
abessive Huldattasi Huldittasi
instructive
comitative Huldinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Huldamme Huldamme
accusative nom. Huldamme Huldamme
gen. Huldamme
genitive Huldamme Huldiemme
Huldaimme rare
partitive Huldaamme Huldiamme
inessive Huldassamme Huldissamme
elative Huldastamme Huldistamme
illative Huldaamme Huldiimme
adessive Huldallamme Huldillamme
ablative Huldaltamme Huldiltamme
allative Huldallemme Huldillemme
essive Huldanamme Huldinamme
translative Huldaksemme Huldiksemme
abessive Huldattamme Huldittamme
instructive
comitative Huldinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Huldanne Huldanne
accusative nom. Huldanne Huldanne
gen. Huldanne
genitive Huldanne Huldienne
Huldainne rare
partitive Huldaanne Huldianne
inessive Huldassanne Huldissanne
elative Huldastanne Huldistanne
illative Huldaanne Huldiinne
adessive Huldallanne Huldillanne
ablative Huldaltanne Huldiltanne
allative Huldallenne Huldillenne
essive Huldananne Huldinanne
translative Huldaksenne Huldiksenne
abessive Huldattanne Huldittanne
instructive
comitative Huldinenne

Statistics

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  • Hulda is the 721st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 315 female individuals (and as a middle name to 231 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name, popular in the 19th century

Icelandic

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Hulda f (proper noun, genitive singular Huldu)

  1. a female given name

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Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Hulda

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hulda c (genitive Huldas)

  1. Huldah (biblical figure)
  2. a female given name popular in the 19th century