Hildegard
Encyclopedia
The female
name Hildegard derived
from the Old High German
words hild (=war or battle) and gard (=protection) and means "protecting battle-maid" Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish
, Portuguese
, Slovene and Spanish
version is Hildegarda; the Italian
version is Ildegarda. Hildegárd is a Hungarian
version. An ancient German version of the name was Hildegardis. Persons named Hildegard, Hildegarde or Hildegart include:
Fictional characters so named include:
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
name Hildegard derived
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
from the Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
words hild (=war or battle) and gard (=protection) and means "protecting battle-maid" Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Slovene and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
version is Hildegarda; the Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
version is Ildegarda. Hildegárd is a Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
version. An ancient German version of the name was Hildegardis. Persons named Hildegard, Hildegarde or Hildegart include:
- Hildegard of BingenHildegard of BingenBlessed Hildegard of Bingen , also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath. Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and...
(1098–1179), Christian saint - Hildegard, wife of Charlemagne, third wife of Charlemagne
- Hildegard, daughter of Louis or Matilda, daughter of Emperor Louis the PiousLouis the PiousLouis the Pious , also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was the King of Aquitaine from 781. He was also King of the Franks and co-Emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813...
and Ermengarde of HesbayeErmengarde of HesbayeErmengarde of Hesbaye was Queen of the Franks and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Emperor Louis I. She was Frankish, the daughter of Ingeram, count of Hesbaye, and Hedwig of Bavaria... - Hildegard BehrensHildegard BehrensHildegard Behrens was a German soprano with a wide repertory including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles.-Biography:...
(1937–2009), German opera singer - Hildegard KnefHildegard KnefHildegard Frieda Albertine Knef was a German actress, singer and writer. She was billed in some English language films as Hildegard Neff or Hildegarde Neff.-Early years:...
(1925–2002), German actress, singer and writer - Hildegarde (1906–2005), American cabaret singer
- Hildegarde FlannerHildegarde FlannerHildegarde Flanner was an American poet, essayist, playwright and conservationist.-Early years:June Hildegarde Flanner Monhoff was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Frank Flanner and Mary Ellen Hockett Buchanan. She had two older sisters, noted journalist Janet Flanner and Marie Flanner, a...
(1899–1987), American poet and activist - Hildegarde Dolson LockridgeHildegarde Dolson LockridgeHildegarde Dolson Lockridge was a prolific writer whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Her work appeared in major magazines, plus she was the author of fifteen books—all published under her maiden name of Hildegarde Dolson.-Early life:...
(1908–1981), poet, playwright and novelist - Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton is a Fine Gael councillor and current Mayor of Galway for 2011–12 in Ireland. First elected to Galway City Council in June 2009, Naughton is the only daughter of Marguerite and P.J. Naughton of Oranmore. She is by profession a primary school teacher, working at St...
, Irish politician and mayor of Galway - Hildegart Rodríguez CarballeiraHildegart Rodríguez CarballeiraHildegart Rodríguez Carballeira was an activist for socialism and sexual revolution, born and raised by her mother as a model for the woman of the future. She spoke 6 languages when eight years old, finished Law School at 17 and was a leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and afterward of...
, raised to be the perfect woman
Fictional characters so named include:
- Hildegarde (Marvel Comics)Hildegarde (Marvel Comics)Hildegarde is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:Hildegarde is one of the Valkyries. Thor sent Sif and Hildegarde to Blackworld. There, they came upon a town where people were fleeing in blind terror from Ego-Prime, which was created accidentally from Ego...
, a Valkyrie - Hildegarde WithersHildegarde WithersHildegarde Withers is a fictional character who appeared in several films and novels. She was created by Stuart Palmer.Miss Withers "whom the census enumerator had recently listed as 'spinster, born Boston, age thirty-nine, occupation school teacher'" becomes an amateur sleuthin the first book of...
, in novels and films - Hilde (Soulcalibur), or Hildegard von Krone, from the Soul seriesSoul (series)The is a weapon-based historical fantasy fighting game series by Namco Bandai Games. The series revolves around a sword that, after years of bloodshed and hatred, gained a soul of its own, the Soul Edge, and the sword forged to counter it, Soul Calibur. The series is special in that each character...
of fighting games - Hildegarde T., from the anime and manga series Beelzebub (manga)Beelzebub (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryūhei Tamura that serializes in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Beelzebub was first published as a one-shot by Tamura in Weekly Shōnen Jumps 2008 volume 37-38, where it won the fourth Gold Future Cup, then it was serialized on the same...
by Ryūhei Tamura - Hildegarde, in the Johann Strauss operetta SimpliciusSimplicius (operetta)Simplicius is an operetta by Johann Strauss II. It was conceived from the work of HJC von Grimmelhausen titled Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus or simply Adventurous Simplicissimus, which was opined by many to be the 17th century's greatest German novel...