Brunhild

Variant of BRÜNHILD.

BRüNHILD   female   German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle". It is cognate with the Old Norse name Brynhildr (from the elements bryn and hildr). In Norse legend Brynhildr was the queen of the Valkyries who was rescued by the hero Sigurd. In the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied' she was a queen of Iceland and the wife of Günther. Both of these characters were probably inspired by the eventful life of the 6th-century Frankish queen Brunhilda (of Visigothic birth).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Brunhild, Brunhilde, Brunihild
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Brynhildr
GERMAN: Brünhild, Brunhilde
GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY: Brünhild, Brunhild
HISTORY: Brunhilda
ICELANDIC: Brynhildur
ITALIAN: Brunilda
NORSE MYTHOLOGY: Brynhild, Brynhildr
NORWEGIAN: Brynhild
PORTUGUESE: Brunilda
SPANISH: Brunilda
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
PORTUGUESE: Nilda
SPANISH: Nilda