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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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Etymology

Origin of Hildebrand

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


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Brian Hildebrand was glad when Wisconsin officials recently warned that voters can’t legally cast a ballot in an election they bet on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

“The fact that our elections are also nail-biters makes it that much worse,” said Hildebrand, a software developer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

At first I thought the exchange undermined my story, making Hildebrand seem less central to the president’s energy policies than I’d suspected.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

"It's a race to the bottom getting these things sold," said Shaun Hildebrand, president of Urbanation, an organisation that has been tracking the high-rise market in Toronto for decades.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

"From the time of Charlemagne. 'The Song of Hildebrand.'"

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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