Brunhilda
broon-HILL-dah
Norse
"armed for battle"Share
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Brunhilda Origin and Meaning
The name Brunhilda is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "armed for battle".
Variant of Brunhild, still clad in heavy armor. Though the heroine Brunhilda of Quentin Tarantino's recent film Django Unchained may have given this version of the name new appeal.
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Famous People Named Brunhilda
- Brunhilda of AustrasiaVisigoth queen
- Igerna Brünhilda "Hilda" Johnson SollasBritish naturalist
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunhilda_of_AustrasiaBrunhild of Austrasia, a Merovingian queen
- Brunhilda of AustrasiaMerovingian queen
Brunhilda in Pop Culture
- Brenhilda (sic)Countess of Paris, character in Sir Walter Scott's 1832 novel Count Robert of Paris
- "BroomHilda," comic strip about a green witch
- Broomhilda "Hildy" Von ShaftKerry Washington's character in movie "Django Unchained"