Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Brunhilda is a variant of Brunhild. An origin associated with Brunhild is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Brunhilda is a variant of Brunhild. The history of Brunhild gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Brunhild is associated with the queen of the Valkyries.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Brunhilda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1968. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Brunhilda’s family of names
In Polish usage, Brunhilda has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form BRUNEGILDA. Brunhilda has a related form in Brunhild. In Polish usage, Brunhilda has a conventional equivalent in the German form Brunichild.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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