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Bertta

From Swedish Berta, probably from Old High German berhta (“shining”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Elsa

From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). From Swedish Elsa, short for Elisabet and its…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Greta

From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta. Derived from German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Helga

From Old Norse Helga (“holy”), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga. From Swedish Helga, from Old Norse helga (“holy”). Derived from Old Norse Helga.…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Hilda

Short form of Germanic names beginning or ending in hild (“battle”). From Swedish Hilda. Borrowed from German Hilda. Borrowed from English Hilda.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Hilma

Used in early 19th-century Scandinavian literature, probably as a variant of Wilhelmina. From Swedish Hilma and other Germanic languages, perhaps ultimately from German short…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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