Hildegard

Female Name

German Pronunciation

Listen to the German pronunciation of Hildegard. The speaker is a native speaker of Standard German from Schleswig-Holstein / Northern Germany:

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Predominant Age Group in Germany

Typically born before 1945

Origin and Meaning

Old High German name, combination of 'battle' and 'enclosure'

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Namesakes

• Hildegard Frieda Albertine Knef (1925–2002), German actress, singer and writer