Given name
Brynhildur
“armored battle”
Brynhildur is a feminine given name. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brynhildur goes back to Old Norse Brynhildr, meaning “armored battle.”
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Where it comes from
In Icelandic use, Brynhildur shares an earlier linguistic root with Brunhilde. An origin associated with Brunhilde is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
Brynhildur’s family of names
Brynhildur shares a linguistic root with Brunhilde. In Icelandic usage, Brynhildur has a conventional equivalent in the French form Brunehilde.
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