Kunigunde

Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ku.ni.ˈɡʊn.də/ [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German element kunni "clan, family" (or the related prefix kuni "royal") combined with gunda "war" [1] [2] [3] . It was borne by a 4th-century Swiss saint, a companion of Saint Ursula. Another saint by this name was the 11th-century wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry II.

Related Names

Rootskunni/kuni + gunda
Other Languages & CulturesCunégonde (French) Cunigund (Germanic) Kinga (Hungarian) Kinga, Kunegunda (Polish)
User SubmissionKunigundė

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange complex

Name Days

Austria: March 3
Austria: July 13
Denmark: March 3
Germany: July 13
  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 380.
  2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry kunni, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
  3. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry gunda, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.

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