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Ulvhild

/OOLV-hild/ FeminineOld Norse

Meaning

Ulvhild is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “wolf battle”.

Ulvhild fuses the Old Norse ulfr, wolf, with hildr, battle, and was carried by Ulvhild Håkonsdotter, a twelfth-century queen consort of both Sweden and Denmark. Sigrid Undset revived its memory in her medieval novels of Norway.

A medieval rarity, occasionally given in Norway today.

At a glance

Origin
Old Norse
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/OOLV-hild/
Themes
WolfWarrior

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Questions

  • Ulvhild is a feminine name of Old Norse origin meaning “wolf battle”. Ulvhild fuses the Old Norse ulfr, wolf, with hildr, battle, and was carried by Ulvhild Håkonsdotter, a twelfth-century queen consort of both Sweden and Denmark.

  • Ulvhild is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a medieval rarity, occasionally given in Norway today.

  • The name Ulvhild comes from Old Norse. Ulvhild fuses the Old Norse ulfr, wolf, with hildr, battle, and was carried by Ulvhild Håkonsdotter, a twelfth-century queen consort of both Sweden and Denmark. Sigrid Undset revived its memory in her medieval novels of Norway.

  • Ulvhild is pronounced OOLV-hild.

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  5. Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
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