The name Brunhild is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Germanic.
Brunhild is pronounced as BROON-hilt
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Brunhild originates in Germanic languages and means "like battle armor". Brunhilda of Austrasia was a Visigothic princess in the 6th century. As a feminine given name, Brunhild is very rare.
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Meaning
Derived from the Old
German elements brunna "armour, protection" and hilt "battle". It is cognate with the Old Norse name
Brynhildr (from the elements brynja and hildr).
In Norse legend
Brynhildr was the queen of the valkyries who was rescued by the hero
Sigurd.
In the medieval
German saga the Nibelungenlied she was a queen of
Iceland and the wife of
Gunther. Both of these characters were probably inspired by the eventful life of the 6th-century Frankish queen
Brunhilda (of Visigothic birth).
In German, this name is spelled Brünhild
In the Nibelungenlied, but normally
Brunhild or
Brunhilde when used as a given name.
Origin
German, Germanic Mythology, Germanic
Pronunciation
/ˈbʁuːn.hɪlt/(German)