_by_Arp%C3%A1d_Basch_(1900).jpg) Brunhilde by Árpád Basch, 1900. | |
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | "battle armor" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Brunhild, Brünhild, Brunehilde, Brunhilda, Brunhilde, Brunilda, Brünnhilde, Brynhild, Brynhilda, Brynhildr, and Brynhildur |
Brunhilde is a German feminine given name, derived from a combination of the Germanic word elements brun, or armor, and hild, or battle. The Valkyrie Brunhild is a heroine of Germanic heroic legend.
Variants in regular use include the Albanian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Brunilda and Brunilde; the Norwegian Brynhild; and the Icelandic Brynhildur.
Brunhilde was in regular use for girls in Germany from the late 19th century through the 1960s, a time period when romantic German nationalism was in vogue and the names of idealized heroines such as Brunhild from Germanic heroic legend became more popular. Brünhild was also a character in Richard Wagner's four-part opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen, which became popular world-wide in the late 1800s.
Brunhilde
- Brunhilde Baßler, German former pair skater
- Brunhilde Hanke (1930–2024), German politician
- Brunhilde Hendrix (1938–1995), West German track and field athlete and Olympian
- Brunhilde Irber (born 1948), German politician
- Brunhilde Nauer (born 1959), German politician
- Brunhilde Pomsel (1911–2017), German personal secretary to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels
- Brunhilde Sonntag (1936–2002), German composer, musicologist and music teacher
Brunhilda
- Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543–613), queen consort of Austrasia
Brunilda
- Brunilda Ruiz (1936–2019), Puerto Rican ballet dancer, teacher, and choreographer
Brunilde
- Brunilde Bianchi (born 1964), Italian ice dancing coach, choreographer, and former competitor
- Brunilde Ridgway (1929–2024), Italian-born American archaeologist and specialist in ancient Greek sculpture
See also
- Brunild Pepa (born 1990), Albanian footballer
References
- Mike Campbell. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Brünhild". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 314. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- Laversuch, I.M. (December 2010), "Margarete and Sulamith under the Swastika: Girls' Names in Nazi Germany", Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 58 (4): 219–30