Given name
Gunnhild
“a battlemaiden”
Gunnhild is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Original Old NorseGunnhildr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gunnhild is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
Its Old Norse formation brings together gunnr (“strife”) and hildr (“battle”).
Gunnhild’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Gunnhild has a related form in Gunhild. Gunnhild has a related form in Gunhild. Gunnhild has a related form in Gunhilda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gunnhild
- Gunnhild, Mother of Kingswife of Eric Bloodaxe910–980
- Gunnhild ØyehaugNorwegian poet, writer and lecturerborn 1975
- Gunnhild SundliNorwegian actor-singerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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