Hildegard name meaning
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What does Hildegard mean?
The well-known and ever lasting girl name Hildegard means "Fight, Fence, Struggle, Garden or Comrade In Arms" and is largely used in English, German, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic and Norwegian has origin in Old High German and Germanic.
Also Hildegard is variant spelling of HILD;GERD. Hildegard's meaning is Fight and Know, Garden and Struggle is rooted from Old High German and Germanic. Trendy and Enduring Hildegard is originated from Old High German and Germanic is used in English, German, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic and Norwegian used as a girl name, Hildegard means "Fight, Fence, Struggle, Garden or Comrade In Arms".
Hildegard is amalgamation of HILD and offbeat GERD. GERD is a variant of prevalent and perennial Gerard. Also GERD is version of Gerðr, which itself is German equivalent of Gert. GERD is German equivalent of Gert.
The name is celebrated on the 30 of April.
How do I pronounce Hildegard?
The most common pronunciation of one syllabled Hildegard is HILL-deh-gard. There should be emphasis on first HILL syllable while speaking. It can also be pronounced as hi-ldega-rd or hil-de-gard.
Variants of Hildegard
Hildagard, Hildy, Adelhild, Hilberg, Adelgard, Gardbrand, Edelgard
How popular is the name Hildegard?
Hildegard is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1888 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 1906, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 611 on girl names chart when 81 babies were named Hildegard.
Over 1836 babies in United States have been named Hildegard. The given name is an uncommon baby name in France, where it last appeared in 1998 after 31 years of use since 1901.
Over 226 babies in France have been named Hildegard.
However things change on global perspective, Hildegard is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 300 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Austria and Switzerland.
As per our estimate, over 470000 babies have been bestowed Hildegard around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6135 | 19 |
| 2022 | 5608 | 22 |
| 2021 | 7974 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11049 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7698 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9784 | 10 |
| 2017 | 14093 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10099 | 10 |
| 2015 | 14463 | 6 |
| 2014 | 14537 | 6 |
Facts
Hildegard in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 5 | 60 | 677 | 870 |
 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1220 |
 | 5 | 60 | 233 | 2233 |
 | 5 | 60 | 63 | 100 |
 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 0 |
What numbers say about Hildegard?
You appreciate freedom and like to hang around open-minded people without prejudgments about others. You are intuitive but never use your intuition when it comes to making important decisions in life. Even if you are an awesome, trustworthy and loyal friend to everyone you know, not everyone will return the favor. You neglect your own issues and helping other is more important to you. You are all about fun, adventure, excitement, change, and adventure.
Do you like Hildegard? You would love these names
- Gundhilde - Gundhilde's meaning is Struggle is originated from Old High German
- Walram - Walrams origin is Old High German, meaning of Walram is "Reign or Raven"
- Marcouf is originated from German, Marcouf means "Limit or Wolf"
- Bertraut - Bertraut's meaning is Force or Shiny is rooted from Old High German
- Gerwald - The Gerwald is originated from Old High German, Gerwald means "Prevail or Spear"
Sibling Names for Hildegard
If you're searching for the perfect sibling names to go with "Hildegard," we've got you covered. From classic to unique, here are some excellent names that work well together and complement the strong and distinctive moniker of Hildegard.
For a sister
Brother to Hildegard
- Carlis
- Fryda
- Allfrieda
- Fredia
- Halfrida
- Ermengard
- Hildagard
- Ellfreeda
- Brunhild
- Hildegaard
- Adalina
- Giselda
- Hildred
- Gertrud
- Hildagarde
Famous people named Hildegard
- Hildegard of Bingen, German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher
- Hildegard Puwak, Romanian politician
- Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, prominent liberal politician in Germany
- Hildegard Peplau, American nurse and the first published nursing theorist since Florence Nightingale
- Hildegard Behrens, German soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber
- Hildegard Burjan, German Roman Catholic convert
- Hildegard Körner, retired East German middle distance runner
- Hildegard Knef, German actress, voice actress, singer, and writer
- Hildegard Lächert, female guard, or 'Aufseherin'
- Hildegard of the Vinzgau, Little is known about her life, because
- Hildegard Neumann, chief overseer at several Nazi concentration
- Hildegard Westerkamp, Canadian composer, radio artist
- Hildegard Falck, retired West German runner
- Hildegard Schmahl in Nirgendwo in Afrika as Actress
- Hildegard von Bingen in A Beautiful Mind as Soundtrack
- Hildegard Schroedter in Das Leben der Anderen as Actress
- Hildegard Neil in The Man Who Haunted Himself as Actress
- Hildegard Krekel in Zoff as Actress
- Actor Hildegard Alex, notable for movie Jadup und Boel
- In 1936, Hildegard Barko played the role of Olga, Dienstmädchen bei Niemeyer in drama film Traumulus.
Lists having Hildegard
- Girl names beginning with H
- American Girl Names
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- German Girl Names
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- Finnish Girl Names
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- Swedish Girl Names
- Baby Names that mean Fight
- Baby Names that mean Fence
- Baby Names that mean Enclosure
- Baby Names that mean Protection
- Baby Names that mean Struggle
- Baby Names that mean Garden
- Baby Names that mean Arms
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004