Names that mean “battle”
54 fragments across 21 traditions carry this sense. They split 22 to 32 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Battle names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Viking is among those carrying the most, with 10 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Bod initial · Gunn initial · Vig initial · Gun initial · Hild initial · gunna final · gunnr final · hilda final · hilde final · hildr final
- Bodfastr
Bod battle + fastr firm
battle firm
- Bodvid
Bod battle + vid wood
battle wood
- Bodvin
Bod battle + vin friend
battle friend
- Gunnfastr
Gunn battle + fastr firm
battle firm
- Gunnvaldr
Gunn battle + valdr ruler
battle ruler
- Gunnbjorn
Gunn battle + bjorn bear
battle bear
- Vigberg
Vig battle + berg help
battle help
- Vigkell
Vig battle + kell helmet
battle helmet
- Viggeirr
Vig battle + geirr spear
battle spear
- Gunny
Gun battle + ny new
battle new
- Gunborg
Gun battle + borg fortress
battle fortress
- Gunheid
Gun battle + heid honour
battle honour
Hild initial · Bath initial · hilde final · ilde final · ile final · ille final · vige final · wige final
- Hildbrand
Hild battle + brand sword
battle sword
- Hildmond
Hild battle + mond protection
battle protection
- Hildrand
Hild battle + rand raven
battle raven
- Bathdrude
Bath battle + drude strength
battle strength
- Bathmande
Bath battle + mande man
battle man
- Bathgunde
Bath battle + gunde war
battle war
- Felhilde
Fel fortunate + hilde battle
fortunate battle
- Odhilde
Od wealth + hilde battle
wealth battle
- Victhilde
Vict victor + hilde battle
victor battle
- Justilde
Just righteous + ilde battle
righteous battle
- Cunéilde
Cuné kin + ilde battle
kin battle
- Albilde
Alb elf + ilde battle
elf battle
Hild initial · Wig initial · hilde final · gonde final · hilda final · ilda final
- Hildhelm
Hild battle + helm helmet
battle helmet
- Hildaume
Hild battle + aume helmet
battle helmet
- Hildfred
Hild battle + fred peace
battle peace
- Wiggis
Wig battle + gis pledge
battle pledge
- Wigard
Wig battle + ard hardy
battle hardy
- Wigouin
Wig battle + ouin friend
battle friend
- Johhilde
Joh grace + hilde battle
grace battle
- Isenhilde
Isen iron + hilde battle
iron battle
- Wynhilde
Wyn joy + hilde battle
joy battle
- Gisgonde
Gis pledge + gonde battle
pledge battle
- Gergonde
Ger spear + gonde battle
spear battle
- Morgonde
Mor sea + gonde battle
sea battle
Hild initial · wig final · hilde final · hildis final · hilt final
- Hildwart
Hild battle + wart warden
battle warden
- Hildlef
Hild battle + lef heir
battle heir
- Hilddank
Hild battle + dank thought
battle thought
- Burkwig
Burk fortress + wig battle
fortress battle
- Rodwig
Rod glory + wig battle
glory battle
- Wolfwig
Wolf pack hunter + wig battle
pack hunter battle
- Sieghilde
Sieg victory + hilde battle
victory battle
- Adalhilde
Adal noble + hilde battle
noble battle
- Irmhilde
Irm great + hilde battle
great battle
- Wernhildis
Wern protector + hildis battle
protector battle
- Diethildis
Diet people + hildis battle
people battle
- Mechthildis
Mecht might + hildis battle
might battle
Catu initial · catus final · catua final
- Catugabros
Catu battle + gabros goat
battle goat
- Catusegos
Catu battle + segos victory
battle victory
- Catucintus
Catu battle + cintus first
battle first
- Tigernocatus
Tigerno lord + catus battle
lord battle
- Vindocatus
Vindo white + catus battle
white battle
- Carocatus
Caro dear + catus battle
dear battle
- Glanocatua
Glano pure + catua battle
pure battle
- Bannocatua
Banno peak + catua battle
peak battle
- Carnocatua
Carno horn + catua battle
horn battle
Cad initial · hild final
- Caddel
Cad battle + del valley
battle valley
- Cadborn
Cad battle + born lineage
battle lineage
- Caddain
Cad battle + dain lord
battle lord
- Vandhild
Vand wanderer + hild battle
wanderer battle
- Zarhild
Zar flame + hild battle
flame battle
- Branhild
Bran raven + hild battle
raven battle
hild final · Hilda initial
- Grumhild
Grum growl + hild battle
growl battle
- Dunhild
Dun hill + hild battle
hill battle
- Rudhild
Rud red + hild battle
red battle
- Hildatorva
Hilda battle + torva turf
battle turf
- Hildarikka
Hilda battle + rikka ruler
battle ruler
- Hildasif
Hilda battle + sif kin
battle kin
Hild initial · gyth final
- Hildbeorn
Hild battle + beorn warrior
battle warrior
- Hildlaf
Hild battle + laf heirloom
battle heirloom
- Hildgisl
Hild battle + gisl pledge
battle pledge
- Baldgyth
Bald bold + gyth battle
bold battle
- Tirgyth
Tir glory + gyth battle
glory battle
- Thegngyth
Thegn retainer + gyth battle
retainer battle
hild final · hilda final
- Gratihild
Grati grace + hild battle
grace battle
- Ansehild
Anse divine + hild battle
divine battle
- Probohild
Probo upright + hild battle
upright battle
- Magnahilda
Magna great + hilda battle
great battle
- Carahilda
Cara dear + hilda battle
dear battle
- Cordihilda
Cordi heart + hilda battle
heart battle
Bor initial · borna final
- Bordorf
Bor battle + dorf village
battle-village
- Borwehr
Bor battle + wehr defence
battle-defence
- Borsky
Bor battle + sky of the
battle-of the
- Saraborna
Sara princess + borna battle
princess-battle
- Sandaborna
Sanda defender + borna battle
defender-battle
- Milenaborna
Milena gracious + borna battle
gracious-battle
Gunn initial · hild final
- Gunnprowl
Gunn battle + prowl stealthy roaming
battle stealthy roaming
- Gunnhowl
Gunn battle + howl long cry
battle long cry
- Gunnscar
Gunn battle + scar healed wound
battle healed wound
- Dawnhild
Dawn first light + hild battle
first light battle
- Valahild
Vala seeress + hild battle
seeress battle
- Emberhild
Ember glowing coal + hild battle
glowing coal battle
hild final
- Dawnhild
Dawn first light + hild battle
first light battle
- Fernhild
Fern feather leaf + hild battle
feather leaf battle
- Willowhild
Willow bending tree + hild battle
bending tree battle
Hilda initial
- Hilda Sawyer
Hilda battle + Sawyer wood cutter
battle, wood cutter
- Hilda Evans
Hilda battle + Evans son of Evan
battle, son of Evan
- Hilda Ferguson
Hilda battle + Ferguson son of Fergus
battle, son of Fergus
mache final
- Klytomache
Klyto famed + mache battle
famed battle
- Diomache
Dio divine + mache battle
divine battle
- Alkimache
Alki strength + mache battle
strength battle
gund final
- Vicgund
Vic victory + gund battle
victory battle
- Dextergund
Dexter right hand + gund battle
right hand battle
- Belgund
Bel war + gund battle
war battle
Cath initial
- Cathlav
Cath battle + lav hand
battle hand
- Cathgow
Cath battle + gow smith
battle smith
- Cathcara
Cath battle + cara friend
battle friend
Hilda initial
- Hilda Wakefield
Hilda battle + wakefield festival field
battle, festival field
- Hilda Vance
Hilda battle + vance fen dweller
battle, fen dweller
- Hilda Marlowe
Hilda battle + marlowe drained lake
battle, drained lake
mache final
- Petramache
Petra rock + mache battle
rock battle
- Makramache
Makra long + mache battle
long battle
- Alkamache
Alka strong + mache battle
strong battle
Hilda initial
- Hilda Marit
Hilda battle + marit the pearl
battle and the pearl
- Hilda Gudrid
Hilda battle + gudrid god's beauty
battle and god's beauty
- Hilda Ragnborg
Hilda battle + ragnborg counsel fortress
battle and counsel fortress
Cath initial
- Cathbost
Cath battle + bost farmstead
battle farmstead
- Cathock
Cath battle + ock little
battle little
- Cathwick
Cath battle + wick bay
battle bay
Cad initial
- Cadlwyd
Cad battle + lwyd hoary
battle hoary
- Cadgaer
Cad battle + gaer stronghold
battle stronghold
- Cadael
Cad battle + ael eyebrow
battle eyebrow
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “battle”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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