Name Element BRUNJǬ

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "breastplate" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbrunnja(Frankish) brunjo(Gothic) brunna(Old High German) brynja(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsBrunilda(Albanian) Bruna, Bruno(Croatian) Bruno(Czech) Bruno(French) Brunhild, Brunhilde, Bruno(German) Brunhild, Brunihild, Bruno(Germanic) Brünhild, Brunhild(Germanic Mythology) Brunhilda(History) Brynhildur(Icelandic) Bruna, Bruno, Brunilda(Italian) Bruno(Latvian) Broen(Limburgish) Brynhild, Brynhildr(Norse Mythology) Brynhild(Norwegian) Brunjōhildiz(Old Germanic) Brynhildr(Old Norse) Bruno(Polish) Bruna, Bruno, Brunilda(Portuguese) Bruno(Slovak) Bruno, Brunilda(Spanish)
Same Spellingbrunjo

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 80.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 58.
Entry added December 7, 2022