Hilma
[ˈhɪlmə]Meaning
a feminine name, probably a variant of Wilhelmina or of Helma, or a feminine form of Hilmar
Background Story
Hilma is a female given name, used in Germanic and Scandinavian languages. It was used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina, and it can also be a variant of the male name Hilmar or Hilmer. Behind the Name gives it as possibly a variant of Helma or a feminine form of Hilmar, and the name was made popular by the German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock.
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