Hildegarde

HILL-deh-gard
French from German
"comrade in arms"

Hildegarde Origin and Meaning

The name Hildegarde is a girl's name of German origin meaning "comrade in arms".

French form of Hildegard

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Famous People Named Hildegarde

  • Hildegard Von Bingeninfluential medieval abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath
  • Hildegarde Loretta SellAmerican cabaret singer
  • (June) Hildegarde FlannerAmerican poet and activist
  • Hildegarde NaughtonIrish Senator
  • Hildegarde NeilEnglish actress
  • Hildegarde SwiftAmerican children's novelist
  • Hildegarde Dolson LockridgeAmerican novelist
  • Hildegarde HowardAmerican paleornithologist
  • Hildegarde of BurgundyDuchess of Gascony and Aquitaine as wife of William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine

Hildegarde in Pop Culture

  • Hildegardecharacter in "The South Wind of Love" by Compton Mackenzie
  • Hildegardefemale alter ego on TV's "Bosom Buddies"
  • Princess Hildegardecharacter on animated series "Sofia the First"
  • Mother Hildegarde de Gascognecharacter in Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series

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