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View Name: Hildegard
HILDEGARD
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
German
,
Scandinavian
Derived from the
Germanic
elements
hild
"battle" and
gard
"enclosure".
Saint
Hildegard was a 12th-century mystic from Bingen in Germany who was famous for her writings and poetry and also for her prophetic visions.
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