At a Glance: Name: Reinhilde – Meaning: 'counsel/advice' combined with 'battle' – Origin: Germanic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ryn-HIL-də
Reinhilde is a Germanic girl's name meaning “'counsel/advice' combined with 'battle'”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.
Meaning & Origin of Reinhilde
Meaning: 'counsel/advice' combined with 'battle'.
Origin: Germanic.
A common claim: means 'pure battle' Actually: 'Rein-' here isn't the word for 'pure'; it's a later reinterpretation of the older Germanic element 'ragin-,' meaning 'counsel/advice.'
How to Pronounce Reinhilde
Phonetic: ryn-HIL-də IPA: /raɪnˈhɪldə/
Popularity of Reinhilde
Reinhilde 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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