Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? Thanks, Jon

Jon Erlandson wrote: > Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? > > Thanks, > > Jon It sounds German/Germanic so hopefully someone will have access to "Deutsches Namenlexicon" by Hans Von Bahlow which gives the origins of such German names. Hilding also appears as a surname in Sweden and might be more Swedish than German. Bob

Jon Erlandson wrote: > Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? > > Thanks, > > Jon From "The Oxford Universal Dictionary", 3rd edition, revised. pg. 903. Hilding. Obs. or arch. 1582. [?] 1. A worthless or vicious beast, esp. a hores - 1719. 2. A good-for-nothing (man of woman) 1592. Better you shouldn't have asked. Gerry Wright ZoneZebra Productions San Francisco

Hello Jon, Hild, Hildt, Hilt and Hilty are all nick names of the very old German first names HILDEBRAND and HILDEBRECHT. The suffix -ing means "the son of" or "junior" or "the little/small". Source: Hans Bahlow, Deutsche Namenlexikon, Ffm 1972, S. 238. Kind regards Detlef "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands22@attbi.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Spn%7.16222$fG.108725@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net... > Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? > > Thanks, > > Jon > >

Well, that's at least "nicer" than low and contemptible -- unless of course Hildebrand translates to l&c? (g) Cheryl Detelf Hahne wrote: > > Hello Jon, > Hild, Hildt, Hilt and Hilty are all nick names of the very old German first > names HILDEBRAND and HILDEBRECHT. The suffix -ing means "the son of" or > "junior" or "the little/small". > Source: Hans Bahlow, Deutsche Namenlexikon, Ffm 1972, S. 238. > Kind regards > Detlef > > "Jon Erlandson" <jerlands22@attbi.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:Spn%7.16222$fG.108725@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net... > > Anyone have insight into the origin and meaning of this name? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jon > > > >