Given name & surname

Holda

“a secretive woman; one who is hidden”

Holda is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “a secretive woman; one who is hidden.”

Original GermanHulda

Meaning & origin

What it means

One German interpretation is “a secretive woman; one who is hidden.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is German.

The story

Holda is a variant of Hildegard. The history of Hildegard gives this family its wider story. Hildegard’s historical associations include the second wife of Charlemagne and the mystical writer Hildegard of Bingen.

Explained through its name family

Holda’s family of names

Holda has a related form in Hildegard. In German usage, Holda has a related form in Hulda. Holda has a related form in Holde.

Walk Holda’s family in the name graph

HoldaHuldaHildegardHoldeHeldaHolgaOldaHoldine

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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 Holda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Howald

Howald is a surname from German.

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German

Holtzman

Holtzman is a surname from German.

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German

Homann

Homann is a surname from German.

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German

Holtari

Holtari is a surname, possibly from Middle High German. It is used in Finnish.

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German

Haaja

Haaja is a surname from Middle Low German. It is used in Finnish.

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German

Homeyer

Homeyer is a surname from German.

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German

Hollinder

Hollinder is a surname from German.

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German

Heldman

Heldman is a surname from German.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Holda’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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