Bodhild

Norwegian Bokmål Bodil (given name) Alternative forms nb Bothild native Norwegian counterpart nb Bodhill rare spelling variant Etymology Attested in Norway from around 1875. A Danish-influenced variant of nb Bothild, with Bod- replacing Bot-; alternatively, the form may have arisen under direct influence from Danish da Bodil. Both routes ultimately continue nb non Bóthildr. The Old Norse name is formed from non bót remedy, help, improvement and non hildr battle, fight, literally “remedy-battle”. The first element, non bót remedy, help, improvement, is from nb gem-pro *bōtō improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement, while the second element, non hildr battle, fight, is from nb gem-pro *hildiz battle, fight. Compare da Bodil and sv Bodil female given name. Pronunciation nb /²buː.dɪl/ [²buː.dɪl] nb uːdɪl 2 nb Bodil Bodill Bodhill nb Bod hild Proper noun nb proper noun nb female Old Norse Usage notes nb Bodhild is documented in Norway from around 1875. The name has historically been particularly associated with Rogaland and Hordaland. nb Bodhild can be understood as a Danish-influenced form of nb Bothild, although Danish da Bodil may also have contributed directly to its formation. Store norske leksikon records approximately 190 women born in Norway with nb Bodhild as their sole or first given name during the period 1900–2017. Statistics As of 1 January 2026, 141 girls and women in Norway had nb Bodhild as their first or sole given name.https://www.babyverden.no/navn/boel/ Boel Babyverden 8 May 2026 nb References https://snl.no/Bodhild_-_kvinnenamn Bodhild – kvinnenamn Gulbrand Alhaug Store norske leksikon 28 May 2024 nn https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Bodhild Bodhild Nordic Names Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.