Germanic · Girl name
Brunhilde
“armour + battle”
About the name Brunhilde
Brunhilde comes from the Germanic elements brunia, meaning armour or byrnie, and hild, meaning battle. In history, Brunhild was a Visigothic princess who married a Frankish king and ruled as queen and regent in Austrasia, playing a central part in a long feud with her rival Fredegund. In legend she appears as Brunhild in the medieval German Nibelungenlied and as Brynhild, a Valkyrie, in the Old Norse Volsunga saga. Richard Wagner drew on these sources for Brünnhilde, the Valkyrie heroine of his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, whose final scene in Götterdämmerung is among the most famous in opera.
- Meaning
- armour + battle
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- BROON-hil-deh(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Brunhild
- Brünnhilde
- Brynhild
- Brunhilda
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Middle names for Brunhilde
- Brunhilde Rose
- Brunhilde Marie
- Brunhilde Elise
- Brunhilde Anne
- Brunhilde Louise
Questions about Brunhilde
- What does Brunhilde mean?
- Brunhilde is a Germanic name meaning "armour + battle".
- How do you pronounce Brunhilde?
- Brunhilde is pronounced BROON-hil-deh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Brunhilde?
- Variants of Brunhilde include Brunhild, Brünnhilde, Brynhild, Brunhilda.
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