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Runhild - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Runhild

[ syll. run-hil(d), ru-nhi-ld ] The girl name Runhild is pronounced as RuwNHHIYLD KEY. Runhild is a German and Scandinavian name of Germanic origin. Two-element name derived from the elements 'run' which means secret ; 'hild' which means battle, fight.

Runhild is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Runhild include Reinhild (German), Reinhilde (German), and Ronalda (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Runhild: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Runhild