Gunhild
f.
Old High German gund, Old Norse gunnr, guðr 'battle' + Old High German hiltja, Old Norse hildr 'battle'.
The name of a semi-legendary 10th C queen consort of Denmark, a 10th C queen consort of Norway, an 11th C Holy Roman empress, and an 11th C queen consort of Denmark and Sweden.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1181 Gonnilda (nom) StPaulDom p. 117;
1189 Gunhild (nom) GASurv p. 160,
Gunild (nom) ibid. p. 184,
Gunilda (nom) ibid. p. 124,
Gunilla (nom) ibid. p. 226,
Gunnil (nom) ibid. p. 107,
Gunnild (gen) ibid. p. 102;
1222 Gunnilda (nom) StPaulDom p. 2
- France
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- Latin
- ● 989 Gonteldis (nom) CartSavII 105
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 954 guntildi (unc) CDGH XLVII
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Gunnildis (nom) SDHK no. 6024;
1356 Gunnilde (abl) ibid. no. 7001,
Gunnildis (nom) ibid. no. 7002
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gunhild". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gunhild.