Given name · also Old Norse
Borghild
Borghild is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Norwegian.
Original Old NorseBorghildr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
Its Old Norse formation brings together borg (“fortification”) and hildr (“battle”).
The story
In mythological stories, Borghild is associated with the wife of Sigmund.
Borghild through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 361
- 0 boys · 361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1915.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Borghild’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Borghild developed from the Old Norse form Borghildr. Borghild has a related form in Borghilda. Borghild has a related form in Borghilde.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Borghild
- Borghild NiskinNorwegian alpine skier (1924–2013)
- Borghild HolmsenPianist and composer (1865–1938)
- Borghild TendenNorwegian politicianborn 1951
- Borghild LangaardNorwegian singer (1883-1939)
- Borghild RøyselandNorwegian politician1926–2020
- Borghild HammerichNorwegian philanthropist and activist1901–1978
- Borghild ArnesenNorwegian painter (1872–1950)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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