Meaning & Origin
a female given name
Borghild is a girl's baby name of Norse origin, from the Old Norse elements björg (help, protection) and hildr (battle), meaning 'battle protection' or 'fortress in battle' — a warrior name for a girl who will need no defending.
Borghild appears in Norse mythology as the wife of the hero Sigmund and mother of Helgi — a figure of dark complexity in the Völsung saga. As a given name it carries full Norse mythological weight: strong, ancient, and completely uncompromising.