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Hulda
Say it: HOOL-dah
Meaning
Two sources meet here: German Holda, linked to hold 'gracious, lovely', and the Hebrew prophetess Huldah ('weasel, mole'). Which lies behind a given use is often unclear.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Used in German and Scandinavian families and among their emigrants to America in the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 5,407 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1890, about 1 in 1,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Holda
| Swedish | Hulda |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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