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Girl · Old High German
Kunigunde
Say it: koo-nih-GOON-deh
Meaning
From Germanic kunni 'kin, family' and gund 'battle'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Voltaire used the French form Cunégonde for the heroine of Candide, by which time it already sounded old-fashioned.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kunigunda, Cunigunde
| French | Cunégonde |
|---|---|
| Latin | Cunegundis |
| Polish | Kinga |
| Czech | Kunhuta |
Famous bearers
- Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Empress
- Saint Kinga (Kunigunda) of Poland
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Well-known works of literature
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