Given name
Magnhild
“a strong battlemaiden”
Magnhild is a variant of Magnhilda. One German interpretation is “a strong battlemaiden.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Magnhild is a variant of Magnhilda. One German interpretation is “a strong battlemaiden.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Magnhild is a variant of Magnhilda. An origin associated with Magnhilda is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Old Norse Magnhildr, from Old High German Maginhild.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
First recorded c. 1290.
Magnhild’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Magnhild has a diminutive in MAGGA. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magnhild shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Magnhildur. Magnhild has a related form in Magnhilda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 Magnhild
- Magnhild Meltveit KleppaNorwegian politicianborn 1948
- Magnhild HaalkeNorwegian writer (1885-1984)
- Magnhild HageliaNorwegian politician (1904–1996)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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