Borghild (and versions like Burghild and Borghildur) is a female given name formed from "borg" (protection) and "hild" (battle).[1] As of December 31, 2005, there were 585 persons in Sweden named Borghild.
Meanings and history of the name Elin: | Edit. Medieval Scandinavian form of Helen, meaning "light". Pronounced: AY-lin. Welsh form of Helen. Pronounced: ELL-in.
French Meaning: The name Ellinor is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Ellinor is: Light.
In Norse mythology, Embla was the first woman. Her name comes from the Old Norse word for 'elm'. ... The mythological story of Embla appears in the Poetic Edda (compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources)and also in the Prose Edda (written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson).
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and dÃs "goddess".
Gull Name Meaning. English: nickname from Middle English gulle 'gull' or gul(le) (Old Norse gulr) 'yellow', 'pale' (of hair or complexion). Swiss German: nickname for an irascible or unreliable person, from an Alemannic form of Latin gallus 'rooster'.
Given Name GUNDA. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic. PRONOUNCED: GUWN-da (German) [details]
Gunhild. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn).
From the Old Norse name Gunnvör meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
In German the meaning of the name Hedda is: Refuge in war or struggle. Strife. Vigorous battle maiden. A . The heroine of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gahler'.
