Brunhild Forename

82,174th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 6,401 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Brunhild Forename Definition:

A female name. the name of one of the Valkyries in ancient German legend, probably a compound of Old German brunja ‘breast’ and hild ‘battle’. It was introduced into England in the last century by the cult of Wagner.

Brunhild Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
6,1131:15,815847
Austria
100%
941:90,5772,005
United States-861:4,215,54655,546
Switzerland
100%
241:342,2296,382
South Africa
 
86%
191:2,870,13974,981
Canada-141:2,366,66933,082
Philippines
100%
71:15,144,211189,875
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
France
100%
51:13,294,06836,843
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
England
100%
41:13,900,73089,263
Brazil
100%
41:53,559,038368,334
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Malaysia
50%
 
21:15,224,970260,513
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

The alternate forms: Brünhild (38) are calculated separately.

Brunhild (25) may also be a surname.

Brunhild Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. the name of one of the Valkyries in ancient German legend, probably a compound of Old German brunja ‘breast’ and hild ‘battle’. It was introduced into England in the last century by the cult of Wagner.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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