At a Glance: Name: Bodil – Meaning: remedy/help + battle – Origin: Old Norse (via Danish/Norwegian) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BO-dil
Bodil is an Old Norse (via Danish/Norwegian) girl's name meaning “remedy/help + battle”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bodil
Meaning: Remedy/help + battle.
Origin: Old Norse (via Danish/Norwegian).
A common claim: Bodil is said to mean 'commanding battle' Actually: The actual compound is 'remedy/help' + 'battle', not 'commanding' anything.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Bodil
Phonetic: BO-dil IPA: /ˈboʊdɪl/
Popularity of Bodil
Bodil doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Alma · Helga · Tove · Liv · Bolanle · Bintou
