Gunhild (with variants Gundhild, Gunhilda, Gunhilde, Gunhjild, Gunilda, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur) is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (gunn and hild/hildr).
Notable people with these names include:
, allegedly a Danish queen consort, wife of Harald Bluetooth Gunhild of Wenden, wife of Sweyn I of Denmark Gunhild of Wessex, (1055–1097), eldest daughter of Harold Godwinson and Edith the Fair Gunhild Carling (born 1975), Swedish jazz musician Gunhild Kyle (1921–2016), Swedish historian Gunhild Rosén (1855–1928), Swedish ballerina Gunhilda of Denmark, daughter of Canute the Great and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor Gunhild Haraldsdatter (died 1002), said to have been the sister of Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, wife of Erik Bloodaxe Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, queen consort of Denmark and Sweden
See also 891 Gunhild, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt Gunhild (clothing), a French clothing brand Gunilda, a steel yacht which sank on Lake Superior Domina Gunilda, a weapon of remarkable size at Windsor Castle in the 1300s; considered the origin of the word "gun" The name of the London area "Gunnersbury" means "Manor house of a woman called Gunnhildr", and is from an old Scandinavian personal name + Middle English -bury, manor or manor house.Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names, A.D.Mills. 2003. . . Gunnel, Swedish name derived from Gunhild
References
External links Nomina • Historiska Museet Gunilda - Nordic Names