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View Name: Kriemhild


KRIEMHILD
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Germanic Mythology
PRONOUNCED: KREEM-hilt (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle". Kriemhild was a beautiful heroine in the Germanic saga the 'Nibelungenlied', where she is the sister of Günther and the wife of Siegfried.
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VARIANTS: Krimhilde, Kriemhilde (German), Grimhilt (Germanic Mythology)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Grimhilt (Ancient Germanic), Grímhildr (Ancient Scandinavian), Grímhildr (Norse Mythology)
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