Given name
Hildegunn
“battle”
Hildegunn is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hildegunn is built from elements meaning “battle” and “battle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Hildegunn is a variant of Hildegard. An origin associated with Hildegard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Hildegunn is a variant of Hildegard. The history of Hildegard gives this family its wider story. Hildegard’s historical associations include the second wife of Charlemagne and the mystical writer Hildegard of Bingen.
Explained through its name family
Hildegunn’s family of names
Hildegunn has a related form in Hildegard.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Hildegunn
- Hildegunn MikkelsplassNorwegian biathleteborn 1969
- Hildegunn ØisethNorwegian jazz musicianborn 1966
- Hildegunn EggenNorwegian actressborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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