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Thusnelda

Quick answerThusnelda derives from Germanic elements "thusn-" (uncertain meaning, possibly related to "thusind" meaning thousand) and "-hildi" or "-hild" meaning battle, making the name mean roughly "battle of the thousand" or similar martial sense.

Germanic · Girl · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#5,789
TrendVintage
Peak year1916
Syllables3
OriginGermanic
LanguageGermanic
CultureGermanic
Letters9
Numerology5 Chaldean 9
Global rank#5,789

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Thusnelda

Thusnelda derives from Germanic elements "thusn-" (uncertain meaning, possibly related to "thusind" meaning thousand) and "-hildi" or "-hild" meaning battle, making the name mean roughly "battle of the thousand" or similar martial sense.

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Etymology

Thusnelda derives from Germanic elements "thusn-" (uncertain meaning, possibly related to "thusind" meaning thousand) and "-hildi" or "-hild" meaning battle, making the name mean roughly "battle of the thousand" or similar martial sense. The name is Germanic in origin and is historically associated with Arminius's wife, a 1st-century CE Germanic tribal woman whose resistance to Roman rule made her a symbol in German nationalism and culture.

Thusnelda currently ranks #5,789 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1916.

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