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Hildegard
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English
+ of Bingen
Alternative forms
en Hildegarde
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Hildegard in the 19th century; ultimately from en gmw-pro *Hildigardu.
Proper noun
en female German.
Related terms
Hilda
Matilda
German
Etymology
Ultimately from de gmw-pro *Hildigardu, from de gem-pro - gem-pro *hildiz battle *gardaz enclosure 1, 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 goh Hildigard, goh Hiltigart.
Pronunciation
de De-Hildegard.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female West Germanic languages used since Middle Ages, best known for the 12th-century saint Hildegard of Bingen
Descendants
en Hildegard 1
pl Hildegarda 1
sv Hildegard 1
Swedish
Proper noun
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sv female German