Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Old High German |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Battle Enclosure" |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Hildegarde, Hildegarda, Ildegarda, Hildegárd, Hildegardis |
Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German hild ('war' or 'battle') and gard ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. [1] [2] Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildegarda; the Italian Ildegarda; the Hungarian Hildegárd; and the ancient German Hildegardis. [3]
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Hildegard From an old Germanic female personal name composed of hild 'battle' + gard 'enclosure'.