Given name

Grimhild

Grimhild is a feminine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Grimhild comes from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *Grīmahildiz.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Grimhild’s family of names

Grimhild has a related form in Grimilda. Grimhild has a related form in Grimhilda. Grimhild has a related form in Grimhilde.

Walk Grimhild’s family in the name graph

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

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Across languages 2

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

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Sibling ideas

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