Hildegard
f.
Old High German hiltja 'battle' + Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart 'enclosure, protection; yard, garden'.
The name of a 12th C saint, and of the wife of Charlemagne.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 928 Hiltigart (gen) UrkStyria 18
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Hildeardis (nom) irminon-vol2 38, Wan,
Hildegardis (nom) ibid. 42;
1135 Hyldiarde (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Hyldiardis (nom) ibid. 7;
1138x1162 Hideardis (nom) ibid. 62,
Hidiardis (nom) ibid. 62,
Hildiardis (nom) ibid. 62;
1147 Eldiarde (abl) ibid. 18,
Eldiardis (nom) ibid. 19,
Heldiarde (abl) ibid. 14,
Heldiardis (nom) ibid. 17,
Ildiarde (abl) ibid. 14,
Ildiardi (abl) ibid. 19,
Ildiardis (nom) ibid. 14;
a1163 Hildeardi (abl) ibid. 98;
1164 Hildeardi (abl) ibid. 121;
1179 Hildeardis (nom) ibid. 178,
Hildiardis (nom) ibid. 177,
Hyldeardi (abl) ibid. 177,
Hyldeardis (nom) ibid. 177;
1190 Heldiarde (dat) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX,
Heldiardis (nom) ibid. LXXIX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildegard". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Hildegard.