Save Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and gunnr "battle, war". It is a cognate of Hildegund. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootshildr + gunnrOther Languages & CulturesHildegund, Hildegunde(German) Hildegund(Germanic) Hildigunnur(Icelandic) Hildegunn(Norwegian) Hildigunþī(Old Germanic) Categories war