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Hi,
Can never seem to find the origin or meaning of my name:Zunilda a/k/a Zuny or Zuni.It is of female gender. I am Cuban born but my Mom got the name out of a book. It is not a very common name however I know of at least 5 other Spanish speaking people with the name.
If you can help my quest, I'd certainly appreciate it!! LOL !!
Best regards,
Zuny
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The name Zunilda means " Zest for life" . I reasearch it because that was my grandmothers name as well.
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In what language? What is the name's etymology?
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About all that can bea said of any of the meanings given in this thread is that they all appear to be wrong. Zunilda does appear to be of Germanic origin, but the meaning is probably indeterminate. The suffix would be Hild "battle, lethal combat", but the first element is obscure, it could be from Tun- "enclosure, court" (not an unusual theme), or Dom- "law, right, authority, condition" (normally -tum in High German, but affixed forms are known in the form Zun-). The changes from T and D to Z and from m to n are regular occurrences, especially in Germanic names passing through a Romance filter.
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I guess it could be a variant of Thusnelda. In that case, the etymology of the first element would be Gothic thûsundi meaning "thousand", and the second one hildi "battle", giving the entire name the meaning of "a thousand battles". What do you think about?
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I have gone to all the website and i can't find the meaning of my name can u help me finding de meaning for the name :Lianet
Thank allot
Thank allot
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Lianet means " dependant " in Hebrew and " bearer of good" in Greek.
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Hola Zunilda,
According to my sources, Zunilda means "the brave protector". It is of
German origin and a variant of Siglinda.
However, being Latin in origin, another possibility that I like better is that Zunilda might come from the word "Zunil" , in the Maya - Quiché language: TZU = "tecomate" (jar of clay) . and N´IL = Sound of music. This is an instrument that the Mayas still play. Translated to English, Zunil means "clay whistle". So *maybe* Zunilda means "From de sound of a clay whistle/flute" .....???
So, I might be stretching it a bit, but who knows??... maybe I am right after all :op
Hope this helps y buena suerte,
Magia.
According to my sources, Zunilda means "the brave protector". It is of
German origin and a variant of Siglinda.
However, being Latin in origin, another possibility that I like better is that Zunilda might come from the word "Zunil" , in the Maya - Quiché language: TZU = "tecomate" (jar of clay) . and N´IL = Sound of music. This is an instrument that the Mayas still play. Translated to English, Zunil means "clay whistle". So *maybe* Zunilda means "From de sound of a clay whistle/flute" .....???
So, I might be stretching it a bit, but who knows??... maybe I am right after all :op
Hope this helps y buena suerte,
Magia.
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