Jonilde
f.
Old French Jon, a short form of Jonas or Jonathan + Old High German hiltja 'battle'.
This is a rare case of a name constructed from an imported prototheme and a native deuterotheme.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Jonildis (nom) irminon-vol2 6, Wan
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jonilde". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Jonilde.