Entry № 2261 · Old Germanic origin

Galswintha Galswintha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ gahl-SWIN-tah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Germanic

Meaning

"Visigothic queen (Frankish murder victim)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Germanic)

The meaning

A name that means "visigothic queen (frankish murder victim)".

Galswintha combines the Old German gail (song) and swind (strong). Galswintha (c. 540-568) was the Visigothic princess (sister of Brunhilda) sent to marry Chilperic I of the Franks — murdered by her husband at the instigation of his mistress Fredegund, triggering the bloody Frankish civil war that consumed two generations.

Featured in Gregory of Tours's Histories.

Visigothic princess. Her murder triggered 40 years of Frankish civil war.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Galswintha

Transliteration: Galswintha
Pronunciation: / ɡælˈswɪn.θə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Galswintha stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Galswintha · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Galswinthas before her.

Real people

Galswintha

Visigothic-Frankish queen.

c. 540 – 568

In fiction

Galswintha

Featured in Gregory of Tours.

Names connected to Galswintha.

Numerology

The number behind Galswintha.

The Builder

Galswintha reduces to four — the number of Visigothic princess.

Parents on Galswintha

Why families chose this name.

"Visigothic queen. Ten letters. Galswintha."

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