Gunhild
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Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn). It may refer to:
- Gunhild of Wenden, wife of Sweyn I of Denmark
- Gunhild of Wessex, (1055–1097), eldest daughter of Harold Godwinson and Edith the Fair
- Gunhild Rosén, Swedish ballerina
- Gunhilde, sister of Sweyn I of Denmark
- Gunhilda of Denmark, daughter of Canute the Great and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
- Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, was the wife of Erik Bloodaxe
- Gunnhild Haraldsdottir, wife of Pallig Tokesen
- Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, queen consort of Denmark and Sweden
- 891 Gunhild, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt
In the masculine form, Gunnhildus, it is attested from earlier times.
- Gunnhildus, Visigothic bishop of Maguelonne.
See also
- gunhild, a French clothing brand
- 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.[1]
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References
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names, A.D.Mills. 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
http://www.historiska.se/misc/gemensam/Nomina/nomina/Post.aspx?s=Gun
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