Gilda
From Old German: 'gelt' (payment, tribute, compensation), originally a shortened form of longer Germanic names.
Meaning and origin
Gilda arose as an Italian short form of longer names such as Ermenegilda that contain the Germanic element meaning payment or tribute.
How to pronounce Gilda
| Italian | JEEL-dah /ˈdʒilda/ |
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