Given name

Gyða

Gyða is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gyða comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Gyða.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

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

People named Gyða

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Similar names

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Germanic

Frøya

“lady”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Gylta

“young sow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Gerð

Gerð is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Gunnvør

Gunnvør is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Höyhtyä

Höyhtyä is a surname, possibly from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Gunnbjørg

“battle” · “salvation”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Gardham

“fenced field”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Guðrið

Guðrið is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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