Brunhilde

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English

Proper noun

Brunhilde

  1. A female given name from German.

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz, from *brunjǭ (breastplate) + *hildiz (battle, fight).

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Proper noun

Brunhilde

  1. (Germanic mythology) A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
  2. a female given name from Middle High German
    1. (historical) Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, wife of Sigebert I, who later ruled Austrasia and Burgundy as regent.

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Norman

Proper noun

Brunhilde f

  1. (continental Normandy) a female given name from the Germanic languages