Hulda (given name)
Hulda is a feminine given name derived from חולדה Chuldah or Huldah, a Hebrew word meaning weasel or mole. Huldah was a prophetess in the Old Testament Books of Kings and Chronicles. It can also derive from Norse mythology, where it is the name of a sorceress, meaning secrecy in Old Norse and sweet or lovable in Old Swedish.
In the United States, its use has declined since the mid-1920s.
Variants
- Huldah
- Chuldah
Notable people
Notable people with this name include:- Hulda Berger, American figure skater
- Hulda Crooks, American mountaineer
- Hulda Flood, Swedish politician
- Hulda Garborg, Norwegian writer
- Hulda Regina Graser, Canadian-born American customs house broker
- Hulda Guzmán, Dominican figurative painter
- Hulda Lundin, Swedish tailor and educator
- Hulda Mellgren Swedish industrialist
- Hulda Regehr Clark, American naturopath
- Hulda Shipanga, Namibian nurse
- Hulda Stumpf, Kenyan Christian missionary