What is the name of Django's wife in Django Unchained?

Django’s wife in Django Unchained is Broomhilda von Shaft.

Django and Broomhilda are enslaved spouses separated when they are sold to different owners. Django remembers that Broomhilda speaks German, a detail that later becomes central to Dr. King Schultz’s rescue plan. Schultz identifies her as the enslaved woman held by Calvin Candie at Candyland plantation.

The name Broomhilda invokes Brunhild, a legendary figure from Germanic mythology and the medieval German epic tradition. That connection supports the film’s fairy-tale and Western mixture, while also giving Schultz a practical way to communicate with her in German. Kerry Washington plays Broomhilda, who is listed in the cast as “Hildi” von Shaft.

Viewers sometimes confuse Broomhilda with characters such as Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly or Sheba, both of whom are associated with Candyland but are not Django’s wife. Broomhilda’s rescue is the emotional objective driving Django’s transformation from enslaved man into a skilled bounty hunter.