Bodil

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Bodil

  1. a female given name

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • [1] 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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Bodil

  1. a female given name borrowed from Danish

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /¹buːdɪl/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Bodil c (genitive Bodils)

  1. a female given name borrowed from Danish

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