Usages: Anglo-SaxonPronunciation: goon-kheeld (Old English)Meaning: Derived from Old Norse personal name Gunnr "battle" and Old English hild "battle". Cognate to Old Norse Gunnhildr. A notable bearer of this name is Gunhild of Wessex, a daughter of Harold Godwinson.1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunhild_of_Wessex(Information from name #445805 originally submitted by user Linguist56)
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Gunhild of Wessex (fl. 1066–1093) was an English noblewoman. She was younger daughter of Harold Godwinson and his first wife, Edyth Swannesha, who was most likely the wealthy magnate Edyth the Fair (also known as Edith the Fair and Edith Swanneck) from the Domesday Book.
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Gunhild Rosén (1855 - 1928) was a Swedish ballerina, choreographer and a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She composed the ballet "I Ungern" ("In Hungary") and the ballet part for the opera "Brudköpet" ("Bride purchase").
Pronunciation: goon-kheeld (Old English)
Meaning: Derived from Old Norse personal name Gunnr "battle" and Old English hild "battle". Cognate to Old Norse Gunnhildr. A notable bearer of this name is Gunhild of Wessex, a daughter of Harold Godwinson.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunhild_of_Wessex
(Information from name #445805 originally submitted by user Linguist56)