Hildegard

HILL-deh-gard

German

"comrade in arms"

Hildegard Origin and Meaning

The name Hildegard is a girl's name meaning "comrade in arms".

Hildegard is an ancient name that sounds it, but it does have sweet short forms Hildie and Hilda to recommend it, as well as several illustrious historical bearers.

The second wife of Charlemagne was named Hildegard, as was the 12th century saint Hildegard of Bingen: a writer, composer, philosopher and polymath considered the founder of scientific natural history in Germany, and also known as the "Sibyl of the Rhine" for her visionary works.

In pop culture, Hildegard "Hildy" is a character in the 1940 film His Girl Friday, and the Hildegarde spelling belongs to a Valkyrie in the Marvel series of comics, as well as one of the magical aunts from the TV show Sabrina the Teenage Witch (nicknamed Hilda).

Hildegard Rank in US Top 1000

# 953 in the US

Popularity of the name Hildegard

• 1578 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Hildegard

• Saint Hildegard of Bingen medieval German mystic
• Hildegard of the Vinzgau second wife of Charlemagne
• Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef German actress
• Hildegard Westerkamp Canadian composer
• Hildegard Hamm Brücher, German politician

The name Hildegard in Pop Culture

• Hildegard von Krone character in the Soul Calibur video games
• Hildegard Hamhocker character in comic strip "Tumbleweed" by T. K. Ryan
• Hildegard "Hilda" Spellman character in the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch series
• Princess Hildegard character from Disney Junior's "Sofia the First"
• Hildegard Johnson character in "Phineas and Ferb"