Brynhild Forename

235,318th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,144 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Brynhild 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.

Brynhild Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway
100%
9631:5,330628
Faroe Islands
100%
731:673147
Denmark-461:122,8153,283
Sweden
100%
221:448,08711,903
United States
100%
201:18,126,849152,460
Germany
100%
21:48,338,93872,742
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Canada-21:16,566,68686,787
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Philippines
50%
 
21:53,004,738452,678
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
France-11:66,470,34085,030
England
100%
11:55,602,921189,715
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368

Brynhild 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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