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Alfhild.

a female given name from Old Norse.

7 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈalf.hɪl/
  1. a female given name from Old Norse.

Where this word comes from

Derived from Old Norse Álfhildr, from álfr (“elf”) + hildr (“battle, strife”). The spelling Alfhild was revived through Jacob Aall’s 1838 Norwegian translation of Snorri Sturluson’s kings' sagas. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Alfhild, Swedish Alfhild, Danish Alfhild, Icelandic Álfhildur and Faroese Álvhild (“female given name”).

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