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HULD
Contents
Origin and Meaning
As a last name element, in most cases it is rather related to VALD than to HULD [1]
Old Norse
1) hulda = 'hiding', 'secrecy' [2] [3] [4]
1) hylja = 'to hide', 'cover' [2] [3]
2) hollr = 'faithful', 'loyal', 'gracious' [5] [6]
Gothic
1) huljan = 'to hide', 'cover' [2]
2) hulþ-s = 'lovely', 'faithful', 'reliable', 'loyal' [2]
Old High German
1) hullen = 'to hide', 'cover' [2]
2) hold = 'lovely', 'faithful', 'reliable', 'loyal' [2] [5] [6]
Old Saxon
1) hullian = 'to hide', 'cover' [2]
2) hold = 'lovely', 'faithful', 'reliable', 'loyal' [2]
Old Frisian
1) hella = 'to hide', 'cover' [2]
2) hold = 'lovely', 'faithful', 'reliable', 'loyal' [2]
Old English
1) hyllan = 'to hide', 'cover' [2]
2) hold = 'lovely', 'faithful', 'reliable', 'loyal' [2]
Swedish
2) huld = 'lovely', 'delightful' [4] [5]
Related Names
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| BORG | see Huldeborg |
| DIS | see Hulddís |
| GEIR | see Gerhold (German) |
| GUD | see Gotthold (German) |
| HER | see Huldar |
| JUL | see Júlíhuld |
| RAGN | see Reinhold (German) |
| RIK | see Huldrika |
| RUN | see Huldrún |
| SIG | see Sigholdt |
First Element Forms
Last Element Forms
-hold
-holdt
-holt
-holtti
-huld
References
- ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Elias Wessén: Våra ord (1997)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)