Given name
Kunegunda
“brave during time of war”
Kunegunda is a variant of Kunigunde. One German interpretation is “brave during time of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kunegunda is a variant of Kunigunde. One German interpretation is “brave during time of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kunegunda is a variant of Kunigunde. An origin associated with Kunigunde is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From German Kunigunde, from Old High German Kunigunde, built from Old High German kunni + gunda.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kunegunda’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kunegunda has a diminutive in Kundzia. In French usage, Kunegunda has a related form in Kinga. In Polish usage, Kunegunda has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Cunegonda.
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Around the world
Kunegunda has relatives in 10 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kunegunda
- Cunigunde of LuxembourgLuxembourgian noble and saint (978–1039)
- Kunigunde of AustriaArchduchess of Austria (1465-1520)
- Kunigunda of HalychQueen consort of Bohemia1245–1285
- Kunigunde of HohenstaufenBohemian Queen consort1202–1248
- Kunigunde of BohemiaCzech princess1265–1321
- Kunigunde of Sternbergfirst wife of the late King George of Podebrady1425–1449
- Kunigunde of PolandPolish noble1295–1331
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