At a Glance: Name: Kunigunde – Meaning: kin/family joined with battle (a compound of elements meaning 'clan' and 'war') – Origin: Germanic (Old High German) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: koo-nee-GOON-də
Kunigunde is a Germanic (Old High German) girl's name meaning “kin/family joined with battle (a compound of elements meaning 'clan' and 'war')”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Kunigunde
Meaning: Kin/family joined with battle (a compound of elements meaning 'clan' and 'war').
Origin: Germanic (Old High German).
A common claim: Kunigunde means 'bold, brave' or 'bold in war' Actually: 'Bold' is a loose modern simplification; the actual elements mean 'kin/family' and 'battle', not 'brave' directly.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kunigunde
Phonetic: koo-nee-GOON-də IPA: /kuːnɪˈɡʊndə/
Popularity of Kunigunde
Kunigunde 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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