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, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. 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.
Hilde Benjamin (1902–1989), East German judge who presided over political show trialsHilde Bergebakken (born 1963), Norwegian Socialist Left Party politicianHilde De Baerdemaeker (born 1978), Flemish actressHilde Bruch (1904–1984)Hilde Coppi (1909–1943), German resistance fighterHilde Crevits (born 1967), Belgian politicianHilde Domin (1909–2006), German lyric poet and writerHilde Gerg (born 1975), German former alpine skierHilde Gueden (1917–1988)Hilde Hagerup (born 1976), Norwegian novelist and children authorHilde Haugsgjerd (born 1952), Norwegian newspaper editorHilde Heynen, professor of architectural theory at the Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenHilde Hildebrand (1897–1976), German actressHilde Himmelweit (1918–1989), German social psychologistHilde Holger (1905–2001)Hilde Holovsky (died 1933), Austrian figure skaterHilde Houben-Bertrand (born 1940), Belgian Flemish Christian Party: CD&V politician and former governor Limburg, BelgianHilde Hovdenak (born 1971)Hilde Hummelvoll (born 1960), Norwegian television personalityHilde Indreberg (born 1957), Norwegian judgeHilde Frafjord Johnson (born 1963), Norwegian Christian Democratic Party politicianHilde Konetzni (1905–1980), Austrian operatic sopranoHilde Körber (1906–1969), German film actressHilde Krahl (1917–1999), Austrian film actressHilde Lauer (born 1943), Romanian Olympic sprint canoerHilde LindemannHilde Magnusson Lydvo (born 1970)Hilde Lyrån (born 1963), Norwegian actress, dancer, and comedianHilde Mangold (1898–1924)Hilde Marstrander (born 1969), Norwegian fashion journalist and illustratorHilde Meisel (1914–1945)Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (born 1964)Hilde Quintens (born 1964), Belgian cyclistHilde Riis (born 1959), Norwegian Olympic cross-country skierHilde Sandvik (born 1970), Norwegian journalistHilde Schrader (1910–1966), German Olympic swimmerHilde Schramm (born 1936), daughter of German architect and war criminal Albert SpeerHilde Sherman (1923-2011), German Holocaust survivor and memoirist.Hilde Singsaas (born 1972), Norwegian Labour Party politicianHilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908–1981), German tennis playerHilde Strømsvold (born 1967), Norwegian football goalkeeperHilde Synnøve Lid (born 1971), Norwegian Olympic freestyle skierHilde Teerlinck (born 1966)Hilde Tellesbø (born 1963), Norwegian orienteering competitorHilde UrbaniakHilde Vogt (born 1945)Hilde Henriksen Waage (born 1959), Norwegian historianHilde Weissner (1909–1987), German actressHilde Zach (1942–2011), mayor of Innsbruck, AustriaHilde Zadek (born 1917), German operatic sopranoHilde Zaloscer (1903–1999)Hilde Ziegler (1939–1999), German actressHilde Zimmermann (1920–2002), Austrian resistance fighter against Nazism and survivor of the KZ RavensbrückHilde Østbø (born 1974), Norwegian Olympic handball player