Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hulda f. A diminutive of any of various names beginning with Old High German hold 'friendly, comely, graceful'.

Germany
Latin
1108 Holdam (acc) quix-vol1 85
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Uldina (nom) BBC-Berg 996
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Hulda". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Hulda.