Baby name
FADING
🇦🇷 🇧🇷 Nilda
/NIL · dah/
Meaning
“battle”
Spanish and Portuguese feminine name, a short form of Brunilda or Hildegard, from Germanic hild meaning 'battle'; compact and warm in Latin American usage.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Mid-20th century Latin American feel; dated but carries its generation with dignity.
The cultural moment.
Common in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay from the 1940s through 1970s; rare in new births today.