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Not unheard of in 1800s-early 1900s Missouri.
Kunigunde in Oshiwambo means "She has beans".
Maria Kunigunde (1740-1826) was the daughter of Augustus III of Poland and his wife Maria Josepha.
Kunigunde (1465-1520) is the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and his wife Eleanor of Portugal. She was married to the Duke of Bavaria.
Kunigunde Mackamotzki was the original name of Cora Turner, stage name Belle Elmore, who was the second wife and presumed victim of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was convicted of her murder and executed. (Recent DNA tests on her supposed remains cast doubt on their identity (and even their gender!), but this is disputed.)
This was the name of the first wife of George of Podebrady, a king of Bohemia. In book "The Hussite King" it was spelled Cunegonde.
The first element is actually Gothic 'kuni' ('chunni' in Old High German) "family, descent, stock, tribe." It is common that people confuse it with 'cônja' ('kuoni' in Old High German) "brave" - but the correct element here really is 'kuni', not 'kuoni.' [noted -ed]
Can also be spelled Cunigunde.
Pronounced koo-nee-GUWN-du. Extremely rare name in Germany because it is considered too old fashioned. [noted -ed]

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