Kunigunde as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kunigunde

What is the meaning of the name Kunigunde ?

The baby name Kunigunde is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kuːˈnɪɡʊndə/; respelling: KOO-nih-GOON-deh.

Kunigunde is in Origin.

Kunigunde is a Germanic feminine name from Old High German kuni “kin, clan” and gund “war, battle,” conveying “clan’s battle” or “warrior of the kin.” Favored among medieval German-speaking nobility, it appears in court and convent records from the 10th century onward. The name is borne by Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Empress and wife of Henry II, and by Saint Kinga of Poland (a Slavic offshoot of Kunigunde), anchoring it in Central European hagiography and dynastic history.

Variants include Kunigunda (German), Cunegundis/Cunegunda (Latin/English), Cunégonde/Cunegonde (French), Kunegunda (Polish), and Kinga (Polish/Hungarian derivative); short forms include Kuni and Gunda. Though rare today, it persists in heritage-minded families and regional traditions, and gained literary afterlife through Voltaire’s Cunégonde in Candide. The meaning blends noble lineage with martial strength, giving Kunigunde a stately, archaic presence.

⚙ Kunigunde is a rare find. There are only 20 recorded uses of it in our data, from 1 country.