At a Glance
- Meaning
- Combining words for 'armor/mail' and 'battle'
- Origin
- Old Norse/Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- BRIN-hild
Brynhild is an Old Norse/Germanic girl's name meaning “combining words for 'armor/mail' and 'battle'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Brynhild
Meaning: Combining words for 'armor/mail' and 'battle'.
Origin: Old Norse/Germanic.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Brynhild
BRIN-hildIPA /ˈbrɪnhɪld/
Popularity of Brynhild
Brynhild 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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