Stenhilt

Old Dutch

Etymology

Compound of stēn (“stone”) +‎ *hilt (“fight”).

Proper noun

Stēnhilt f

1. a female given name
   • 9th century CE, Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen];

     [...] Ūda / Steinhilt / Mabilia [...]
     T[h]esi samanunga was edele unde scōna.

     [...] Uda, Stenhilt, Mabilia [...]
     This community was noble and fair.

Declension

Declension of Stēnhilt (feminine i-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	Stēnhilt
accusative	Stēnhilt
genitive	Stēnhildi
dative	Stēnhildi

Further reading

• Maurits Gysseling (1982), “Noordwesteuropese persoonsnaambestanddelen”, in Naamkunde. Jaargang 14‎ (in Dutch), page 87
• “Trois documents sur Wittem”, in Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5‎ (in French), 1868, page 454