Bothild

Norwegian Bokmål Bodil (given name) Alternative forms nb Bodhild Danish-influenced variant Etymology nb ine-pro *bʰed- nb gmq-mno Botild, from nb non Bóthildr. The Old Norse name is formed from non bót hildr remedy, help, improvement battle, fight 1, literally “remedy-battle”. The first part non bót remedy, help, improvement is from nb gem-pro *bōtō improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement, ultimately from nb ine-pro *bʰed- to improve, make better. The last part non hildr battle, fight is from nb gem-pro *hildiz battle, fight, probably ultimately related to the Proto-Indo-European root ine-pro *kelh₂- to hit, strike. The name is well attested in medieval Norway. The spelling gmq-mno Botild occurs in a Norwegian diploma from 1402, referring to Botild Ivarsdatter. Compare da Bothild, sv Bothild, fo Bóthild and is Bóthildur female given name. Pronunciation nb /²buːt.hɪl/ [²buːt.hɪl] /²buː.tɪl/ [²buː.tɪl] /²buːt.hɪld/ [²buːt.hɪld] nb uːt.hɪl 2 nb Bot hild Proper noun nb proper noun nb female gmq-mno:Botild < non:Bóthildr Usage notes nb Bothild represents the native Norwegian continuation of the medieval Nordic name; nb Bodhild can be understood as a later Danish-influenced variant. Several pronunciations are traditionally used. The final /d/ may be silent, and the /h/ may also be lost, giving pronunciations corresponding approximately to BOOT-hill, BOOT-il, and, especially in Western Norway, BOOT-hild. Variants of the name are documented in Norway from the Middle Ages. nb Bothild itself remained uncommon in the 18th through early 20th centuries, while reduced forms such as nb Boel and nb Bol were considerably more frequent. Related terms nb Bodil Danish-derived form nb Boel short form nb Bol short form nb Bolette diminutive form Statistics As of 1 January 2026, 12 girls and women in Norway had nb Bothild as their first or sole given name.https://www.babyverden.no/navn/boel/ Boel Babyverden 8 May 2026 nb References https://snl.no/Bothild_-_kvinnenamn Bothild – kvinnenamn Gulbrand Alhaug Store norske leksikon 28 May 2024 nn https://web.archive.org/web/20260914204701/https://snl.no/Bothild_-_kvinnenamn 14 September 2026 https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Bothild Bothild Nordic Names https://www.babyverden.no/navn/bothild/ Bothild Babyverden 14 September 2021 nb Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. Old English Etymology From ang gmw-pro *Bōtuhildi, from ang gem-pro *Bōtōhildiz, from gem-pro *bōtō betterment, recompense *hildiz battle 1. Equivalent to ang bōt hild. Cognate with fo Bóthild. Pronunciation Bōthild Proper noun Bōthild f ang female References 26