Given name
Modgunn
“battle; valkyrie”
Modgunn is a feminine given name from Old Norse, meaning “battle; valkyrie.” It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Old Norse Móðgunnr, built from Old Norse móðr + gunnr (“battle; valkyrie”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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