Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gunnhildur, Gundhild, Gunhilde, Gunhilda or Gunilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn). It may refer to:
- Gunhild (Danish queen), 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 Rosén, Swedish ballerina
- Gunhilda of Denmark, daughter of Canute the Great and wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
- Gunhilde, sister of Sweyn I of Denmark, wife of Pallig Tokesen
- Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, wife of Erik Bloodaxe
- Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, queen consort of Denmark and Sweden
- Gunhild Kyle (1921–2016), Swedish historian
- 891 Gunhild, an asteroid in the Asteroid Belt
- Domina Gunilda, a weapon of remarkable size at Windsor Castle in the 1300s; considered the origin of the word "gun"
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]
- Gunilda, a steel yacht which sank on Lake Superior.
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 https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Gunilda