Given name
Brünhilde
“breastplate”·“battle, fight”
Brünhilde is a feminine given name from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brünhilde is built from elements meaning “breastplate” and “battle, fight”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In German use, Brünhilde is a variant of Brunhilde. An origin associated with Brunhilde is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Brünhilde’s family of names
In German usage, Brünhilde has a related form in Brunhilde.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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