Irmgard
Germanic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Irmgard
The name 'Irmgard' means "whole/universal protection" or "great protection," derived from the Old High German elements *irmin* ("great, whole") and *gard* ("enclosure, protection").
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Etymology
The name 'Irmgard' means "whole/universal protection" or "great protection," derived from the Old High German elements *irmin* ("great, whole") and *gard* ("enclosure, protection"). It is primarily used in German-speaking cultures and historically within Christian contexts, notably associated with Saint Irmgard of Süchteln, a 13th-century German noblewoman and nun.
Irmgard currently ranks #6,143 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1930.
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