Given name

Bryndís

“armored goddess”

Bryndís is a feminine given name. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bryndís goes back to Old Norse Bryndís, meaning “armored goddess.”

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Where it comes from

Bryndís comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Bryndís.

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People named Bryndís

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Similar names

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Old Norse · Mythological

Frøydis

“dis, minor goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scandinavian · Mythological

Vigdis

“a goddess of war”

No U.S. birth series

4% boys · 96% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Hjørdis

“sword” · “goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Jørdis

“goddess of the sword”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Sóldís

“sun”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Álfdís

“elf” · “goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Alfdis

“elf goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse · Mythological

Hjördís

“goddess of the sword”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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