Given name
Hiltibrant
“battle, fight”·“sword”
Hiltibrant is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hiltibrant is built from elements meaning “battle, fight” and “sword”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *Hildibrandaz, built from Old High German hilt (“battle, fight”) + brant (“sword”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hiltibrant’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Hiltibrant shares a linguistic root with the Italian form ILDEBRANDO. In Old High German usage, Hiltibrant has a related form in Hildibrand. In Old High German usage, Hiltibrant has a related form in Hiltebrant.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hiltibrant has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hiltibrant, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hildibrant
“fight” · “fire, sword”
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Heribrant
“army” · “fire, sword”
>99% boys
Hiltiberht
“battle” · “bright”
>99% boys
Hadubrant
“battle” · “fire; firebrand”
>99% boys
Hiltrat
“battle” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Hildebeorht
“battle” · “bright”
>99% boys
Hiltunen
“battle”
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Hildica
Hildica is a masculine given name, probably from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Vandalic.
>99% boys