Hulda

See also: hulda

Danish

Etymology

The name occurs in the Bible, but in Scandinavia it became popular through a 19th century ballad, and is usually associated with the adjective huld (“gentle, graceful”), cognate to German hold.

Proper noun

Hulda

1. Huldah (biblical figure)
2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Faroese

Proper noun

Hulda f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Hulda: Hulduson
• daughter of Hulda: Huldudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hulda
accusative	Huldu
dative	Huldu
genitive	Huldu

Finnish

Etymology

Of Biblical Hebrew origin, and from Swedish Hulda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuldɑ/, [ˈhuldɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -uldɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Hul‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): Hul‧da

Proper noun

Hulda

1. Huldah (biblical figure)
   • 1642, The Holy Bible, 2 Chronicles 34:22:

     NIin Hilkia meni nijden cansa/ jotca Cuningalda lähetetyt olit/ Prophetissan Huldan Sallumin Takehathin Hasran pojanpojan waatetten kätkiän emännän tygö/ joca asui toisella puolella Jerusalemis/ ja puhui sencaltaisia hänen cansans.

     And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.

2. a female given name popular in the 19th century
   • 1894, Teuvo Pakkala, Kaksi viatonta päivää, SKS (1995), →ISBN, page 173:

     ―Sanoi Aappo nimenkin, vaan...olkaapas vaiti...ei se tainnut Hilta olla, vaan h:n päältä se oli.
     ―Kenen tyttäriä?
     ―No Montinin...
     ―Montinin Hulda! sanoi Elsa kiihkeästi ja enemmän itselleen kuin muille.

     ―Aappo did say a name, it was...let me think...I don't think it was Hilta, something starting with an H.
     ―Whose daughters?
     ―Montini's...
     ―Montini's Hulda! Elsa said in a frenzy, more to herself than to anyone else.

Declension

Inflection of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Hulda	Huldat
genitive		Huldan	Huldien
partitive		Huldaa	Huldia
illative		Huldaan	Huldiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Hulda	Huldat
accusative	nom.	Hulda	Huldat
	gen.	Huldan
genitive		Huldan	Huldien Huldain rare
partitive		Huldaa	Huldia
inessive		Huldassa	Huldissa
elative		Huldasta	Huldista
illative		Huldaan	Huldiin
adessive		Huldalla	Huldilla
ablative		Huldalta	Huldilta
allative		Huldalle	Huldille
essive		Huldana	Huldina
translative		Huldaksi	Huldiksi
abessive		Huldatta	Hulditta
instructive		—	Huldin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hulda (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Huldani Huldani accusative nom. Huldani Huldani gen. Huldani genitive Huldani Huldieni Huldaini rare partitive Huldaani Huldiani inessive Huldassani Huldissani elative Huldastani Huldistani illative Huldaani Huldiini adessive Huldallani Huldillani ablative Huldaltani Huldiltani allative Huldalleni Huldilleni essive Huldanani Huldinani translative Huldakseni Huldikseni abessive Huldattani Huldittani instructive — — comitative — Huldineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Huldasi Huldasi accusative nom. Huldasi Huldasi gen. Huldasi genitive Huldasi Huldiesi Huldaisi rare partitive Huldaasi Huldiasi inessive Huldassasi Huldissasi elative Huldastasi Huldistasi illative Huldaasi Huldiisi adessive Huldallasi Huldillasi ablative Huldaltasi Huldiltasi allative Huldallesi Huldillesi essive Huldanasi Huldinasi translative Huldaksesi Huldiksesi abessive Huldattasi Huldittasi instructive — — comitative — Huldinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Huldamme Huldamme accusative nom. Huldamme Huldamme gen. Huldamme genitive Huldamme Huldiemme Huldaimme rare partitive Huldaamme Huldiamme inessive Huldassamme Huldissamme elative Huldastamme Huldistamme illative Huldaamme Huldiimme adessive Huldallamme Huldillamme ablative Huldaltamme Huldiltamme allative Huldallemme Huldillemme essive Huldanamme Huldinamme translative Huldaksemme Huldiksemme abessive Huldattamme Huldittamme instructive — — comitative — Huldinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Huldanne Huldanne accusative nom. Huldanne Huldanne gen. Huldanne genitive Huldanne Huldienne Huldainne rare partitive Huldaanne Huldianne inessive Huldassanne Huldissanne elative Huldastanne Huldistanne illative Huldaanne Huldiinne adessive Huldallanne Huldillanne ablative Huldaltanne Huldiltanne allative Huldallenne Huldillenne essive Huldananne Huldinanne translative Huldaksenne Huldiksenne abessive Huldattanne Huldittanne instructive — — comitative — Huldinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Huldansa Huldansa accusative nom. Huldansa Huldansa gen. Huldansa genitive Huldansa Huldiensa Huldainsa rare partitive Huldaansa Huldiaan Huldiansa inessive Huldassaan Huldassansa Huldissaan Huldissansa elative Huldastaan Huldastansa Huldistaan Huldistansa illative Huldaansa Huldiinsa adessive Huldallaan Huldallansa Huldillaan Huldillansa ablative Huldaltaan Huldaltansa Huldiltaan Huldiltansa allative Huldalleen Huldallensa Huldilleen Huldillensa essive Huldanaan Huldanansa Huldinaan Huldinansa translative Huldakseen Huldaksensa Huldikseen Huldiksensa abessive Huldattaan Huldattansa Huldittaan Huldittansa instructive — — comitative — Huldineen Huldinensa

Statistics

• Hulda is the 716^th (tied with 2 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 330 female individuals (and as a middle name to 243 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Hulda

1. Huldah (biblical figure)
2. a female given name, popular in the 19th century

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), see hulda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʏlta/

  Rhymes: -ʏlta

  Homophone: hulda

Proper noun

Hulda f (proper noun, genitive singular Huldu)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Hulda (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hulda
accusative	Huldu
dative	Huldu
genitive	Huldu

Norwegian

Proper noun

Hulda

1. Huldah (biblical figure)
2. a female given name popular in the 19th century

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Hulda c (genitive Huldas)

1. Huldah (biblical figure)
2. a female given name popular in the 19th century