Entry № 0928 · Old Norse origin

Gyda Gyda — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GEE-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Norse
Meaning
"Beauty (Harald Fairhair's haughty first wife)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Old Norse)

A name that means "beauty (harald fairhair's haughty first wife)".

Gyda is from the Old Norse guð (god) or guðr (battle). **Gyda Eiriksdottir (9th c.)** was the Norwegian noblewoman who **refused to marry King Harald until he had united all of Norway under his rule** — Harald swore not to cut or comb his hair until he had done so. **Her demand effectively created the Kingdom of Norway.**

Featured in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.

Beauty. Her marriage demand created the Kingdom of Norway.

The name in its native script.

Gyða
Transliteration
Gyða
Pronunciation
/ ˈɡiː.də /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Gyda stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Gyda · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Gydas before her.

Real people
Gyda Eiriksdottir
Norwegian noblewoman.
9th c.
In fiction
Gyda
Featured in Vikings.
2013-2020

Names connected to Gyda.

The number behind Gyda.

4

The Builder

Gyda reduces to four — the number of Norwegian queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Created Norway. Four letters. Gyda."
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