Given name

Borghildur

Borghildur is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Original Old NorseBorghildr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Borghildur comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Borghildr.

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Borghildur’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Borghildur continues an earlier form in Borghildr.

Walk Borghildur’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 3

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

Similar names

If you love Borghildur, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Bóthildur

“cure” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Germanic

Böðvildur

Böðvildur is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Þórgunnur

Þórgunnur is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Botille

Botille is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in German.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Álfhildur

“elf battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Borgný

Borgný is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Norwegian

Botten

“valley bottom”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Biggar

“barley”

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Sibling ideas

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