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Hildebrand

1 American  
[hil-duh-brand] / ˈhɪl dəˌbrænd /
Hildebrand 2 American  
[hil-duh-brand] / ˈhɪl dəˌbrænd /

noun

German Mythology.
  1. a hero in the Nibelungenlied.


Hildebrand British  
/ ˈhɪldəˌbrænd /

noun

  1. the monastic name of Gregory VII

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Hildebrand

< Old Norse Hildibrandr, equivalent to hildr battle + brandr sword

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“I do think it’s a cumulative moment of change,” said Christina Hildebrand, president and founder of A Voice for Choice, an advocacy group that sponsored the California lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

Daisy Hildebrand is the second unvaccinated girl from the community to die from measles within two months.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

"Taking Type 2 diabetes as an example, it's rare that just one gene change determines whether someone will develop the condition," Dr Hildebrand said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023

Mr. Hildebrand had written it at the request of a friend whose girlfriend was named Paula, but the emotion behind it was for Judy Hendricks, a former girlfriend with whom Mr. Hildebrand wanted to reunite.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Hildebrand traveled to the site and decided fairly swiftly that they had their crater.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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