Svanhild: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Swan + battle
Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
SVAHN-hild

Svanhild is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “swan + battle”. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Baby Names No One Is Using (Yet).

Meaning & Origin of Svanhild

Meaning: Swan + battle.

Origin: Old Norse.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Svanhild

SVAHN-hildIPA /ˈsvɑːn.hɪld/

Popularity of Svanhild

Svanhild 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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