title: Hildur
text: # Hildur
  
  Hildur 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. Hildur is rather exclusively used in Nordic counties, but the more recent variations with the same origin, Hilda and Hilde, are in wider use. The Swedish name day for Hildur and Hilda is 18 January.
  
  ## People named Hildur
  
  * Hildur Alice Nilson, birth name of Swedish singer Alice Babs
  * Hildur Vala Einarsdóttir, Icelandic singer
  * Hildur Guðnadóttir, Icelandic cellist
  * Hildur Horn Øien, Norwegian politician
  * Hildur Krog, Norwegian botanist
  * Hildur Nygren, Swedish politician
  * Hildur Os, Norwegian civil servant and politician
  * Hildur Ottelin, Swedish local politician and gymnastics director
  * Hildur Þorgeirsdóttir, Icelandic handball player
  