Gunilda Forename

1,257,960th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Gunilda Forename Definition:

A female name. Old Norse Gunnhildr, compound of gunn(r) ‘war’ and hild(r) ‘battle’, ‘strife’. There was a corresponding Old German Gundichild, but it was the Norse name which was introduced into England by the Danes; one of the dd. of King Cnut was named Gunhild.

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Gunilda Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil
100%
521:4,119,92668,739
United States-41:90,634,244476,355
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300

Gunilda Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old Norse Gunnhildr, compound of gunn(r) ‘war’ and hild(r) ‘battle’, ‘strife’. There was a corresponding Old German Gundichild, but it was the Norse name which was introduced into England by the Danes; one of the dd. of King Cnut was named Gunhild. The name survived the Norman Conquest, and was in use until the 14th C, often in the Norman form Quenild. The English form seems to have been Gunnell. The surnames Gunnell and Quennell are derived from these forms. The word gun is probably from Gunne. a pet-form of Gunhild (see Oxford English Dictionary s.v, gun); an account of munitions at Windsor Castle in 1330 mentions ‘una magna balista quae vocatur domina Gunilda’, and doubtless the same nickname was later used for cannon.

Gunilda Curia Regis Rolls 1200, 1210, 1213. Gunnilda Hundred Rolls 1273, Close Rolls 1295. Gonnilda Hundred Rolls 1273. Gunnilde Hundred Rolls 1273. Gunnell Testa de Neville, or Book of Fees, temp. Hen. III-Edw. I 13th C. Qwinhild Whitby. Quenilda Lancs Lay Subsidy 1332.

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

Gunilda Forename Popularity

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Gunilde8650/
Ginilda8641/
Usnilda866/
Hunilda865/
Gunelda864/
Gunildo863/
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Uinilda861/
Gounlda861/
Gunildes802/
Husnilda801/
Ausnilda801/
Gusnildo801/
Ginielda801/
Eusnilda801/
Onilda776,314/
Unildo7785/
Unelda7723/
Guianildo751/
Ginelda71211/
Eunildo71209/
Honilda7144/
Ginildo7116/
Goumlda7112/
Aunildo718/
Gonilde716/
Usnelda716/
Eunelda715/
Hunildo714/
Eunylda712/
Gonildo711/
Unuildo711/
Onnilda711/
Oenilda711/
Ginélda711/
Uynelda711/
Onildah711/
Hunleda711/
Unellda711/
Goonlda711/
Ghunldi711/
Gusneldi6717/
Keonilda671/

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