Given name
Yngvildr
“God Yngvi”·“battle”
Yngvildr is a feminine given name from Proto-Norse. It is used in Old Norse.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yngvildr is built from elements meaning “God Yngvi” and “battle”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Norse *Ingwôhildiz, built from Old Norse Yngvi (“God Yngvi”) + hildr (“battle”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Yngvildr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Yngvildr has a later derivative in INGVILD. In Old Norse usage, Yngvildr has a later derivative in YNGVILD.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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