Baduhenna

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proper noun

A goddess in Germanic paganism.

OriginProto-Germanic *badwō →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A goddess in Germanic paganism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*badwō“battle, fight”
  2. EnglishBaduhenna

Learned Germanic borrowing through Tacitus' Annals, the first element from Proto-Germanic *badwō (“battle, fight”).

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APA

Baduhenna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baduhenna

MLA

“Baduhenna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baduhenna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baduhenna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baduhenna.

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