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Svanhild

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Svanhildr.

Proper noun

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Svanhild f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Svanhild: Svanhildarson
  • daughter of Svanhild: Svanhildardóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Svanhild
accusative Svanhild
dative Svanhild
genitive Svanhildar

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Old Norse Svanhildr, from svan (swan) + hildr (battle).

Proper noun

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Svanhild

  1. a female given name; the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun in the Poetic Edda