Gunhild

Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, 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

1. Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names, A.D.Mills. 2003. ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.

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