Hildegard

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic [1]

Pronounced Pron. HIL-də-gart(German)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gart "enclosure, yard". This was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne (8th century). Also, 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.