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ArchivesRe: "Ludgarda" - what does it mean?
in reply to a message by Arnulph of Soissons
The saint's name is alternatively spelled Luthgard or Lutgard, and is Latinized as Lutgardis. She was a 13th-century nun from Belgium. One might guess her name is comprised of the (Low) Germanic elements lud meaning "people" and gart "enclosure". The first element could also be from hlud "fame".
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