Alfhild

Meaning

elf battle (alf 'elf' + hild 'battle'); legendary shieldmaiden who became a Viking sea captain to escape an unwanted marriage

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alfhild has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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