Brünnehilde

A form of Brunhild — A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Vǫlsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Brunhild
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