Entry № 3641 · Other origin

Kunegunda Kunegunda — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ koo-neh-GOON-dah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Saint Kinga of Poland (Polish foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Polish)

A name that means "saint kinga of poland (polish foundational)".

Kunegunda is from the Polish Kunegunda — foundational from Old German kunni (kin/clan) + gunda (war). A modern American baby name in the broader Polish-Catholic heritage aesthetic. Kunegunda is one of the foundational Polish feminine names — central to traditional Polish Catholic heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Saint Kinga / Kunegunda of Poland (1224-1292) — foundational legendary foundational Hungarian-Polish princess + nun + saint + foundational daughter of foundational Béla IV of Hungary + foundational wife of foundational Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland + foundational central to foundational Voluntary virginity vow with husband + foundational central to foundational Wieliczka Salt Mine legend (foundational Kinga threw her engagement ring in foundational Hungarian salt mine + foundational ring rediscovered foundational embedded in salt at foundational Wieliczka Poland — foundational launching foundational legendary salt mining heritage at foundational UNESCO World Heritage Wieliczka Salt Mine since 1978 + foundational ~1.5 million annual visitors); foundational founded foundational Poor Clares convent at foundational Stary Sącz + foundational canonized 1999 by foundational Pope John Paul II + foundational patron saint of foundational Lithuania + Poland + foundational salt miners + foundational feast day July 24. Foundational Polish feminine name reflecting Catholic + Polish hagiographic heritage.

Featured throughout Polish heritage.

Saint Kinga of Poland (Polish). Foundational Polish-Catholic feminine + foundational Polish Kunegunda + foundational from Old German kunni kin/clan + gunda war + foundational Saint Kinga / Kunegunda of Poland 1224-1292 + foundational legendary Hungarian-Polish princess + nun + saint + foundational daughter of Béla IV of Hungary + foundational wife of Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland + foundational Voluntary virginity vow with husband + foundational Wieliczka Salt Mine legend + foundational Kinga threw her engagement ring in Hungarian salt mine + foundational ring rediscovered embedded in salt at Wieliczka Poland + foundational launching legendary salt mining heritage + foundational UNESCO World Heritage Wieliczka Salt Mine since 1978 + foundational ~1.5 million annual visitors + foundational founded Poor Clares convent at Stary Sącz + foundational canonized 1999 by Pope John Paul II + foundational patron saint of Lithuania + Poland + foundational salt miners + foundational feast day July 24.

The name in its native script.

Kunegunda
Transliteration
Kunegunda
Pronunciation
/ kuː.nɛˈɡuːn.də /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kunegunda stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kunegunda · last year
88 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 · —

Kunegundas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Saint Kinga / Kunegunda of Poland
Hungarian-Polish princess + daughter of Béla IV + wife of Bolesław V the Chaste + Wieliczka Salt Mine legend + UNESCO World Heritage + canonized 1999 by Pope John Paul II + patron of Lithuania + Poland + salt miners.
1224 – 1292

Names connected to Kunegunda.

The number behind Kunegunda.

8

The Authority

Kunegunda reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Polish Saint Kinga. Nine letters. Kunegunda."
Stefania · Mother of one · Kraków