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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Ermentilde f. Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin 'great, strong' + a meaningless element, influenced by Old High German hiltja 'battle'.

The name is a Gallo-Frankish creation.

France
Latin
● c823 Ermentildis (nom) irminon-vol2 33, Gaugiacum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ermentilde". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ermentilde.