Brynhild
Origin
Norse
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
armor and battle (brynja + hildr); famously borne by the warrior-queen of the Volsunga Saga
Famously borne by the warrior-queen of the Volsunga Saga.
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Brynhild has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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