Gunhild Forename

41,709th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 17,471 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Norway

Gunhild Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Brave contender.

Gunhild Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden
100%
5,4891:1,796287
Norway
100%
5,1321:1,000225
Germany
100%
3,8221:25,2951,027
Denmark-2,3571:2,397381
Finland
100%
2001:27,4161,294
United States
100%
1841:1,970,31032,986
Austria
100%
1111:76,7051,867
Switzerland
100%
331:248,8945,304
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
England
100%
161:3,475,18336,259
Netherlands
100%
141:1,207,29218,951
Faroe Islands
100%
141:3,509635
Brazil
100%
81:26,779,519235,888
Canada
100%
81:4,141,67245,609
Belgium
100%
61:1,915,00718,066
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
France
100%
51:13,294,06836,843
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Greece-41:2,733,63712,935
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333

The alternate forms: Günhild (3) are calculated separately.

Gunhild Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Brave contender.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Gunhild Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günhild953/
Gunnhild931,537/
Gunhilld933/
Gunhil9219/
Unhild921/
Gonhild8633/
Gunhill8615/
Gunhilt8612/
Unnhild863/
Gunaild861/
Gunhile861/
Gunnhill802/
Gunheile801/
Gunile7739/
Gungil773/
Gunail771/
Guneil771/
Gunhel771/
Gonhil771/
Guianildo751/
Gunille715/
Gunisil714/
Gusnile713/
Gunnuld713/
Gunhele711/
Gonhill711/
Gounail711/
Ghuneil711/
Gunle678/
Gumheile675/

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