Hulda (given name)

Hulda (חוּלְדָה) is a feminine given name derived from חולדה Chuldah or Huldah, a Hebrew word meaning weasel or mole. Huldah was a prophetess in the Old Testament Books of Kings and Chronicles. It can also derive from Norse mythology, where it is the name of a sorceress, meaning secrecy in Old Norse and sweet or lovable in Old Swedish. In the United States, its use has declined since the mid-1920s.

Variants

 * Huldah
 * Chuldah

Notable people
Notable people with this name include:
 * Hulda Berger (1912–1951), American figure skater
 * Hulda Crooks (1896–1997), American mountaineer
 * Hulda Flood (1886–1968), Swedish politician
 * Hulda Garborg (1862–1934), Norwegian writer
 * Hulda Regina Graser (1870-1943), Canadian-born American customs house broker
 * Hulda Guzmán (born 1984), Dominican figurative painter
 * Hulda Lundin (1847–1921), Swedish tailor and educator
 * Hulda Mellgren (1839–1918) Swedish industrialist
 * Hulda Regehr Clark (1928–2009), American naturopath
 * Hulda Shipanga (1926–2010), Namibian nurse
 * Hulda Stumpf (1867–1930), Kenyan Christian missionary