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Baby Name Brynhild |
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| Meaning of Brynhild - What does the name Brynhild means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| brin-hild |  |
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Girl Name |
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Mythology and Astrology |
| Name Meaning: |
Compound name composed of the Old Norse elements brynja (armor) and hildr (battle, fight): hence, "battle armor, armored for fighting." In Norse mythology, she was a Valkyrie who was awakened from an enchanted sleep by Sigurd, with whom she fell deeply in love. Deceived by him into marrying Gunnar (so Sigurd could marry Gudrun), she eventually brought about Sigurd's death, then took her own life |
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Mythology and Astrology, Scandinavian |
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