Baby name

FADING GIRL · OLD GERMANIC
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Hildegart

/HIL · deh · gart/


“Battle enclosure”

Germanic feminine name from 'hild' (battle) and 'gart' (enclosure or garden), meaning battle enclosure; Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century polymath, is the name's greatest bearer.

hilde

strongelegant

How it ages.

Archaic in Germany; the Hildegard form carries more current revival potential.

The cultural moment.

Rare in Germany and Austria today; associated primarily with medieval usage.