Hildegard
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Hildegard in the 19th century; ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hildigardu.
German
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Hildigardu, from Proto-Germanic *hildiz (“battle”) + *gardaz (“enclosure”), with the approximate meaning “battle protector”. The modern form is of West Germanic but not High German origin, as it does not show the characteristic High German shift of *d to t. Compare Old High German Hildigard, Hiltigart.
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Hildegard
- a female given name from the West Germanic languages used since Middle Ages, best known for the 12th-century saint Hildegard of Bingen
Descendants
- → English: Hildegard
- → Polish: Hildegarda
- → Swedish: Hildegard
Swedish
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