Given name · also German

Brunilde

Brunilde is a feminine given name from German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Italian.

Original GermanBrunhilde

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Brunilde comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Italian usage, Brunilde developed from Brunhilde.

Brunilde’s family of names

In Italian usage, Brunilde has a diminutive in Nilde. In Italian usage, Brunilde developed from the German form Brunhilde. In Italian usage, Brunilde has a related form in BRUNILDA.

Walk Brunilde’s family in the name graph

BrunildeIldaBrunildaNildeBruneldaBrunhildeBrunhildBrynhild

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

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Nicknames & forms 4

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

Across languages 3

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

People named Brunilde

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Similar names

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Germanic

Brunnihilt

“breastplate” · “battle”

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Genilde

Genilde is a feminine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Portuguese.

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Germanic

Breite

Breite is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.

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Germanic

Brabant

“break” · “district”

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Germanic

Braud

“bear” · “rule”

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Germanic

Busse

“box, firelock”

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Germanic · Royal

Brandariz

“sword” · “king”

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Germanic

Guillade

“will” · “battle”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Brunilde’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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