Gender: Masculine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “battle”
Pronunciation: go here http://www.forvo.com/search/Taisto/
The name comes from the Finnish word for battle, its designated name-day is November 7.
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Alfhild, Alvilde
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: “elf battle.”
The name comes from the Old Norse elements alf meaning elf and hildr meaning “battle.” In Norse Mythology, it is the name of a beautiful maiden who was guarded by two deadly dragons. Any suitor who approached the dragons were instantly killed, except for King Alf. Alfhild ran away from Alf and disguised herself as a male warrior. Alf eventually found her while fighting her in battle, when he knocked her helmet off, he realized who it was. Alfhild eventually married Alf. Other forms include the Icelandic Alfhildr, the Danish Alvilda, and the Norwegian Alvilde.
Currently, Alvilde (ahl-VEEL-deh) comes in as the eleventh most popular female name in Norway. In Sweden, Alfhild’s designated name-day is September 3rd, but is very rare in Sweden.
Amilde
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Norwegian/Estonian
(ah-MEEL-deh)
The name is derived from the old German Armhild, which was a variation of Irmhild, made up of the elements, irm meaning “armour” and hild meaning “battle” hence “armour battle.”
The name is also occasionally used in South America.
Farahild
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Frankish/Germanic
Meaning: “family battle”
English: (FAIR-uh-HILD); German: (fah-rah-HILT)
The name is derived from the Germanic fara meaning “family, lineage, kind” and the element hild meaning “battle.” Hence “family battle.”
The name was born by Farahild of Neustria, Belgium (593-684), wife of Wandregisi, the mother of St. Amalberga.
There is a Dutch and German alternative of Farahilde. There is also the modern Dutch contraction of Veerle (FAIR-leh).
The advantage of this name is its possible nickname option of Fara.