Stenhilt

Old Dutch

Etymology

Compound of stēn (“stone”) +‎ *hilt (“fight”).

Proper noun

Stēnhilt f

  1. a female given name
    • 9th century CE, Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen];
      [...] Ūda / Steinhilt / Mabilia [...]
      T[h]esi samanunga was edele unde scōna.
      [...] Uda, Stenhilt, Mabilia [...]
      This community was noble and fair.

Declension

Declension of Stēnhilt (feminine i-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative Stēnhilt
accusative Stēnhilt
genitive Stēnhildi
dative Stēnhildi

Further reading

  • Maurits Gysseling (1982) “Noordwesteuropese persoonsnaambestanddelen”, in Naamkunde. Jaargang 14‎[1] (in Dutch), page 87
  • “Trois documents sur Wittem”, in Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5‎[2] (in French), 1868, page 454
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