The baby name Kunigunda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kuːnɪˈɡʊndə/ (KOO-nih-GUN-dah).
The baby name Kunigunda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kuːnɪˈɡʊndə/ (KOO-nih-GUN-dah).
Kunigunda is in Origin.
Kunigunda is a Germanic feminine name built from Old High German elements kuni (“kin, clan”) and gund (“war, battle”), yielding the sense “battle for the family,” “war for the clan,” or more loosely “protector of her kin.” It reflects the martial-kinship themes found in early Germanic naming.
The name flourished in the Middle Ages among German nobility and saints: Empress Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg (c. 980–1040) and Saint Kinga of Poland (also Kunegunda) anchored its prestige. Medieval Latin recorded it as Cunegundis; continental forms include German Kunigunde/Kunigunda, Polish Kunegunda with the popular modern diminutive Kinga, Czech Kunhuta, and French Cunégonde (known via Voltaire’s Candide); English and Latinized spellings appear as Cunegund and Cunegunda. Short forms in German include Gunda, Gundi, and Kuni. Today Kunigunda is rare and old-fashioned in most regions, occasionally revived in German-speaking and Central European circles, while Kinga enjoys broad contemporary use in Poland and Hungary.
Kunigunda is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 8 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #198 | 3 | 1,904 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
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