Given name
Gudrid
“a battlemaiden”·“resembling a young lioness”
Gudrid is a variant of Gudrun. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a battlemaiden.” Gudrid has a related form in Guri. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a young lioness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gudrid is a variant of Gudrun. One Scandinavian interpretation is “a battlemaiden.” Gudrid has a related form in Guri. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a young lioness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gudrid is a variant of Gudrun. An origin associated with Gudrun is Old Norse. Gudrid has a related form in Guri. An origin associated with Guri is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old Norse Guðríðr, built from Norwegian Nynorsk guð (“god”) + fríðr (“beautiful”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gudrid’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gudrid shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Guðrið. Gudrid has a related form in Gudrun. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gudrid has a related form in Gudri.
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Around the world
Gudrid has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 7
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.
People named Gudrid
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