Ragnhild
Ragnhild is a female given name .
variants
- Old Norse : Ragnhildr
- German : Ragnhilde, Reinhild, Reinhilde
- Danish : Ragnhild
- Icelandic : Ragnhildur
- Dutch : Reinhilde
- Norwegian : Ragla, Ragna , Ragnhilda, Ranghild, Ranghilde, Ravna, Renhild
- Sami : Rávdná, Ravna
- Swedish : Ragni, Ragnil, Ragnila, Ragny, Rangel, Rangela, Rangla
Origin and meaning
Ragnhild can be traced back to the old Norse terms regin or rọgn ('ruling gods' or 'ruling god') and hildr ('fight', 'battle').
The German first name Reinhild could be derived from the roots ragina * (reconstructed ancient Germanic expression for 'advice', 'decision') and hiltia ( old high German for 'fight').
Name days
The name day of Ragnhild in Norway of the 17th May , in Sweden and Finland of the 15. July . Ragni's name day is also celebrated in these two countries on the same day . In Germany, Reinhild's name day is on (among other things) May 30th.
Name bearers
Form Ragnhild
- Ragnhild Aamodt (* 1980), Norwegian handball player
- Ragnhild Bente Andersen (* 1965), Norwegian orienteer
- Ragnhild Berstad (* 1956), Norwegian composer
- Ragnhild Bratberg (* 1961), Norwegian orienteer
- Ragnhild Eiriksdottir (approx. 870 – approx. 898), daughter of Erik the Mighty
- Ragnhild Femsteinevik (* 1995), Norwegian biathlete
- Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad (1939–2017), Norwegian politician
- Ragnhild Haga (* 1991), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Ragnhild Hatton (1913–1995), British historian from Norway
- Ragnhild Holand (1938–2013), Norwegian badminton player
- Ragnhild Hveger (1920–2011), Danish swimmer
- Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908), Norwegian writer
- Ragnhild Kaata (1873–1947), Norwegian, deaf-blind woman
- Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad (* 1966), Norwegian politician
- Ragnhild Mowinckel (* 1992), Norwegian ski racer
- Ragnhild of Norway (1930–2012), Norwegian princess
- Ragnhild Sigurdsdottir , wife of Halvdans the Black
- Ragnhild, wife of Dieter Thomas Heck
- Ragnhild daughter of Erik I. "Eiríkr blóðøx" Erik Blutaxt.
Other forms
- Reineldis (* around 630, † around 680), Catholic saint
- Reinhild Hoffmann (* 1943), German dancer and choreographer
- Reinhild Ruban (* 1944), German lawyer