Bodil (given name)

Bodil
GenderFemale
Name day26 January
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Meaningcommanding
Other names
Alternative spellingBothild

Bodil in Danish and Norwegian, in Swedish also the variations Bothild, Botilda, and Boel, is a feminine given name. It is Latinized form of Old Norse Bóthildr from bót "remedy" + hildr "battle". Older variations include Botill, Botild, Botilla, and Botyld.

The Swedish name day for Bodil and for Boel is 26 January.

Notable people with the name include:

References

  1. ↑ Yvonne Navarro (1 October 1993). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-0-7864-2934-9.
  2. ↑ K. M. Sheard (2011). Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names for Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts who are Curious about Names from Every Place and Every Time. Llewellyn Worldwide. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-7387-2368-6.
  3. ↑ Patrick Hanks; Kate Hardcastle; Flavia Hodges (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 662–. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  4. ↑ Bengt af Klintberg (30 January 2014). Namnen i almanackan (in Swedish). Norstedts. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-91-7297-039-7.
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