Hille Family History
Hille Name Meaning
English: variant of Hill 1. North German: from the personal name Hille, a pet form of Hildebrand. Dutch: from the place name ten Hulle, from hulle ‘hill’, found in many parts of the Netherlands. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, mostly on islands, named Hille, from Old Norse hilla ‘terrace’, ‘ledge’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press