Baby name
FADING BOY · OLD NORSE
🇸🇪 Hilding
/HIL · ding/
Meaning
“Cowardly or derogatory term”
Scandinavian name possibly from Old Norse meaning cowardly or derogatory term.
Nicknames
hild · din · hildy
How it ages.
Medieval Norse name with potentially negative etymology; limited modern use.
The cultural moment.
Rare Scandinavian usage; largely historical and genealogically significant.