Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
Its Germanic formation brings together grim (“mask”) and hild (“battle”).
The story
In mythological stories, Kriemhild is associated with the wife of Siegfried.
Kriemhild’s family of names
Kriemhild has a related form in Kriemhilda. In German usage, Kriemhild has a related form in Kriemhilde. Kriemhild has a related form in Kriemhilde.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kriemhild
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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