At a Glance
- Meaning
- Battle enclosure
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- hil-duh-GAR-duh
Hildegarda is a Germanic girl's name meaning “battle enclosure”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Girl Names That Are Classic and Timeless.
Meaning & Origin of Hildegarda
Meaning: Battle enclosure.
Origin: Germanic.
A common claim: battle garden Actually: While 'gard' is related to the word garden, in ancient Germanic names it referred to a protective courtyard or enclosure.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Hildegarda
hil-duh-GAR-duhIPA /hɪldəˈɡɑːrdə/
Popularity of Hildegarda
Hildegarda doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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