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- proper noun A female
given name used since Middle Ages. - proper noun St Hilda of Whitby
Etymologies
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Examples
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As for Obed, he knew that Hilda was not _Hilda Lorton_, and that a search after any one by that name would be useless.
The Cryptogram A Novel James De Mille
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Even if permanent bliss is not in Hilda's cards, let's at least hope she gets to have a little fun.
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A detailed survey of Mariology can be found in Hilda Graef, Mary: A History of Doctrine and Devotion (London, 1963 — 65). back
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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The moment that he said the word Hilda started back with a gesture of impatience and contempt, and regarded him with an expression of anger and indignation, and with a frown so black that it seemed as if she would have blasted him with her look had she been able.
The Cryptogram A Novel James De Mille
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She used proudly the word Hilda had found for her.
Youth Challenges Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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Hilda is Irish, -- the Burgoynes have been stage people for generations, -- and she has the
Alexander's Bridge 1912
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Without a word Hilda pushed back the hair that fell over her forehead at one side, and showed, close to the roots, a scar.
A Tar-Heel Baron Edward Stratton Holloway 1903
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Without another word Hilda drew the sealed envelope from the bosom of her frock and gave it to him, not daring to look at him.
Greifenstein 1881
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Previously distributed under the name Hilda's Homemade Appetizers, Kernc's snacks will now be branded "Deleez Appetizers," a combination of the word
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The name Hilda was reused in 1964 and then retired.
SFGate: Top News Stories Christine Delsol 2010
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