Given name

Borghilda

Borghilda is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Borghilda is a variant of Borghild. An origin associated with Borghild is Old Norse.

Explained through its name family

The story

Borghilda is a variant of Borghild. The history of Borghild gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Borghild is associated with the wife of Sigmund.

Explained through its name family

Borghilda’s family of names

Borghilda has a related form in Borghild.

Walk Borghilda’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Mythological

Belisma

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Belona

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Bellonah

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Belonna

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Beylah

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Bellonia

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Mythological

Barateah

“in Hinduism, goddess of sacrifice”

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