Given name

Ragnhildur

Ragnhildur is a feminine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ragnhildur comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Ragnhildr.

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Ragnhildur’s family of names

In Icelandic usage, Ragnhildur has a conventional equivalent in the Faroese form Rannvá.

Walk Ragnhildur’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Ragnhildur

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Similar names

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

Rannveig

“a house woman”

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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“fox” · “hole”

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Old Norse

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Old Norse · Nature

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“alder tree” · “stream”

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Sibling ideas

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