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Gender Feminine
Usage Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Meaning & History
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).
Due to Benilda being a saint and phonetic similarities, folk etymology likes to connect her name to the same Latin source as that of Benedictus and thus giving it the meaning of "blessed". This meaning and etymology, however, are mere wishful thinking.
Due to Benilda being a saint and phonetic similarities, folk etymology likes to connect her name to the same Latin source as that of Benedictus and thus giving it the meaning of "blessed". This meaning and etymology, however, are mere wishful thinking.