Where does “Rauni” come from?

Rauni (Finnish) comes from Swedish Ragnhild, from Old Norse Ragnhildr, from Old Norse hildr, from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.

Rauni (Finnish): A deity possibly goddess of uncertain nature, possibly of some kind of weather, such as wind or thunder

Definitions

  1. A deity possibly goddess of uncertain nature, possibly of some kind of weather, such as wind or thunder

Ancestry of “Rauni”, step by step

Rauni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Ragnhild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishRagnhild—
2Old NorseRagnhildr—
3Old Norsehildrbattle
4Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

via Finnish Rauno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRauno—
2Old Norserǫgnadvice; counsel
Every word from Proto-Germanic hildiz →Every word from Old Norse hildr →Every word from Old Norse Ragnhildr →