Given name
Gunnhildr
“a battlemaiden”
Gunnhildr is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gunnhildr is a variant of Gunhilda. One interpretation is “a battlemaiden.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *hildiz, built from Old Norse gunnr (“war”) + hildr (“battle”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gunnhildr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Gunnhildr has a later derivative in Gunhild. Gunnhildr has a related form in Gunhilda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gunnhildr has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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