Hilma

See also: hilma

English

Etymology

Used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina.

Proper noun

Hilma

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages in occasional use at the turn of the 20th century.

Anagrams

• milah, MAHLI, Ilham, halim, Mihal, Halim, Hamil, milha, Malhi

Danish

Proper noun

Hilma

1. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Faroese

Proper noun

Hilma f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Hilma: Hilmuson
• daughter of Hilma: Hilmudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hilma
accusative	Hilmu
dative	Hilmu
genitive	Hilmu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Hilma and other Germanic languages, according to some ultimately from German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilmɑ/, [ˈhilmɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Hil‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): Hil‧ma

Proper noun

Hilma

1. a female given name popular in the 19th century
   • 1986, Eila Pennanen, Santalahden aika, WSOY, →ISBN, page 11:

     Hilma suostui kiltisti sanomaan häntä Sylviaksi. Olihan hän itsekin joskus toivonut että häntä sanottaisiin Mariaksi kun Maria oli hänen toinen nimensä. Mutta Hilmana hän oli pysynyt, vaikka lapsena nimi oli väännetty Himmuksi, ja nyt Sylvia sanoi häntä Himmaksi. Sylvia ja Himma.

     Hilma kindly agreed to call her Sylvia. After all, she had too once hoped to be called Maria, which was her second name. But she had stayed a Hilma, even if she had been called HImmu as a child, and now Sylvia called her HImma. Sylvia and Himma.

Declension

Inflection of Hilma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Hilma	Hilmat
genitive		Hilman	Hilmojen
partitive		Hilmaa	Hilmoja
illative		Hilmaan	Hilmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Hilma	Hilmat
accusative	nom.	Hilma	Hilmat
	gen.	Hilman
genitive		Hilman	Hilmojen Hilmain rare
partitive		Hilmaa	Hilmoja
inessive		Hilmassa	Hilmoissa
elative		Hilmasta	Hilmoista
illative		Hilmaan	Hilmoihin
adessive		Hilmalla	Hilmoilla
ablative		Hilmalta	Hilmoilta
allative		Hilmalle	Hilmoille
essive		Hilmana	Hilmoina
translative		Hilmaksi	Hilmoiksi
abessive		Hilmatta	Hilmoitta
instructive		—	Hilmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hilma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hilmani Hilmani accusative nom. Hilmani Hilmani gen. Hilmani genitive Hilmani Hilmojeni Hilmaini rare partitive Hilmaani Hilmojani inessive Hilmassani Hilmoissani elative Hilmastani Hilmoistani illative Hilmaani Hilmoihini adessive Hilmallani Hilmoillani ablative Hilmaltani Hilmoiltani allative Hilmalleni Hilmoilleni essive Hilmanani Hilmoinani translative Hilmakseni Hilmoikseni abessive Hilmattani Hilmoittani instructive — — comitative — Hilmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hilmasi Hilmasi accusative nom. Hilmasi Hilmasi gen. Hilmasi genitive Hilmasi Hilmojesi Hilmaisi rare partitive Hilmaasi Hilmojasi inessive Hilmassasi Hilmoissasi elative Hilmastasi Hilmoistasi illative Hilmaasi Hilmoihisi adessive Hilmallasi Hilmoillasi ablative Hilmaltasi Hilmoiltasi allative Hilmallesi Hilmoillesi essive Hilmanasi Hilmoinasi translative Hilmaksesi Hilmoiksesi abessive Hilmattasi Hilmoittasi instructive — — comitative — Hilmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hilmamme Hilmamme accusative nom. Hilmamme Hilmamme gen. Hilmamme genitive Hilmamme Hilmojemme Hilmaimme rare partitive Hilmaamme Hilmojamme inessive Hilmassamme Hilmoissamme elative Hilmastamme Hilmoistamme illative Hilmaamme Hilmoihimme adessive Hilmallamme Hilmoillamme ablative Hilmaltamme Hilmoiltamme allative Hilmallemme Hilmoillemme essive Hilmanamme Hilmoinamme translative Hilmaksemme Hilmoiksemme abessive Hilmattamme Hilmoittamme instructive — — comitative — Hilmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hilmanne Hilmanne accusative nom. Hilmanne Hilmanne gen. Hilmanne genitive Hilmanne Hilmojenne Hilmainne rare partitive Hilmaanne Hilmojanne inessive Hilmassanne Hilmoissanne elative Hilmastanne Hilmoistanne illative Hilmaanne Hilmoihinne adessive Hilmallanne Hilmoillanne ablative Hilmaltanne Hilmoiltanne allative Hilmallenne Hilmoillenne essive Hilmananne Hilmoinanne translative Hilmaksenne Hilmoiksenne abessive Hilmattanne Hilmoittanne instructive — — comitative — Hilmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hilmansa Hilmansa accusative nom. Hilmansa Hilmansa gen. Hilmansa genitive Hilmansa Hilmojensa Hilmainsa rare partitive Hilmaansa Hilmojaan Hilmojansa inessive Hilmassaan Hilmassansa Hilmoissaan Hilmoissansa elative Hilmastaan Hilmastansa Hilmoistaan Hilmoistansa illative Hilmaansa Hilmoihinsa adessive Hilmallaan Hilmallansa Hilmoillaan Hilmoillansa ablative Hilmaltaan Hilmaltansa Hilmoiltaan Hilmoiltansa allative Hilmalleen Hilmallensa Hilmoilleen Hilmoillensa essive Hilmanaan Hilmanansa Hilmoinaan Hilmoinansa translative Hilmakseen Hilmaksensa Hilmoikseen Hilmoiksensa abessive Hilmattaan Hilmattansa Hilmoittaan Hilmoittansa instructive — — comitative — Hilmoineen Hilmoinensa

Statistics

• Hilma is the 217^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,713 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,578 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hilma

1. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hilma c (genitive Hilmas)

1. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Anagrams

• himla