Bodil

See also: bödil

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Bóthildr (> Icelandic Bóthildur), from bót ("remedy") and hildr ("battle"). Name of an 11th century queen of Denmark.

Proper noun

Bodil

  1. A female given name.

References
  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 26 334 females with the given name Bodil have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Bodil

  1. A female given name borrowed from Danish.

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /¹buːdɪl/

Proper noun

Bodil c (genitive Bodils)

  1. A female given name borrowed from Danish.
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