Gunnhild: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gunnhild – Meaning: battle (an intensified double-battle name) – Origin: Old Norse – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GOON-hild


Gunnhild is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “battle (an intensified double-battle name)”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Gunnhild

Meaning: Battle (an intensified double-battle name).

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gunnhild

Phonetic: GOON-hild   IPA: /ˈɡʊnhɪld/

Popularity of Gunnhild

Gunnhild 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.

Lists That Include Gunnhild

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