At a Glance
- Meaning
- Goddess of the slain
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- VAHL-dees
Valdís is an Old Norse girl's name meaning “goddess of the slain”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Valdís
Meaning: Goddess of the slain.
Origin: Old Norse.
A common claim: Widely said to mean 'the dead goddess.' Actually: Valdís doesn't mean 'the dead goddess' — it combines an Old Norse word for those slain in battle with a word for a minor goddess, closer to 'goddess of the fallen' than a goddess who has died.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Valdís
VAHL-deesIPA /ˈval.dis/
Popularity of Valdís
Valdís 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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