Hildegard

Etymology
Borrowed from in the 19th century; ultimately from.

Related terms

 * Hilda
 * Matilda

Etymology
Ultimately from, from , 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 🇨🇬,.

Proper noun

 * 1)  used since Middle Ages, best known for the 12th-century saint Hildegard of Bingen