Hildagarde
Germanic · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Hildagarde
The name 'Hildagarde' means "battle enclosure" or "battle protection," derived from the Old High German elements *hiltja* ("battle") and *gard* ("enclosure" or "protection").
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Etymology
The name 'Hildagarde' means "battle enclosure" or "battle protection," derived from the Old High German elements *hiltja* ("battle") and *gard* ("enclosure" or "protection"). It was historically used in Germanic and Christian cultures, most notably by Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century German Benedictine abbess, writer, and composer.
Hildagarde currently ranks #4,056 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1916.
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