Grimhild as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Grimhild

What is the meaning of the name Grimhild ?

The baby name Grimhild is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡrɪm.hɪld/ (GRIM-hild).

Grimhild is Germanic, Norse in Origin.

Grimhild is a feminine name of early Germanic origin, built from the elements grīm- and -hild. The first denotes “mask, helmet, hidden one” and by extension “grim, fierce,” while -hild (Old Norse hildr) means “battle.” The compound conveys “masked battle,” “fierce in battle,” or “battle-maiden,” typical of heroic dithematic names across Germanic languages. Old Norse preserves the form Grímhildr; Old High German and Middle High German yield Grimhilt > Krimhilt/Kriemhild.

In medieval legend the name is prominent: Grímhildr appears in the Völsunga saga as a queen versed in sorcery, and Kriemhild/Krimhild is the tragic heroine of the Nibelungenlied. Usage faded after the Middle Ages but survives in literary, fantasy, and antiquarian circles; modern forms occur rarely in Scandinavia and German-speaking Europe. Variants and related forms include Grímhildr (ON), Grimhilda, Grimilde (It.), Krimhild, Krimhilde, Kriemhild (Ger.), and Krimhilda. The historically informed modern form in English is Grimhild.

⚙ We have no record of Grimhild in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.