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
  • Gunhilde (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.
  • Gunnel, Swedish name derived from Gunhild

References

  • Nomina • Historiska Museet
  • Gunilda - Nordic Names