Hildegarde Forename

115,310th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,729 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Hildegarde Forename Definition:

A female name. Old German Hildegard, compound of hildi ‘war’, ‘battle’ and gardi probably a derivative of gardan ‘to know’. St Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen (d. 1004), was much venerated, and her name has been used a good deal in Germany, and hence in modern times in the USA.

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Hildegarde Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1,3331:271,9718,757
Belgium
100%
7811:14,7121,320
South Africa
100%
3081:177,05411,868
Cameroon
100%
2651:81,5494,558
France
100%
1821:365,2224,553
Brazil
100%
1091:1,965,46941,674
Philippines
 
86%
1051:1,009,61427,434
Austria
100%
1011:84,2991,944
DR Congo
100%
821:900,33727,216
England
 
99%
771:722,11613,518
Tanzania
100%
731:723,12817,376
Dominican Republic-491:212,8838,521
Latvia
100%
341:59,2841,483
Switzerland
100%
301:273,7835,582
Canada
100%
241:1,380,55723,993
Taiwan-221:1,080,44039,831
Netherlands
100%
191:889,58316,206
Puerto Rico-181:197,2392,551
Venezuela
100%
121:2,516,82441,518
Czechia-101:1,065,6163,543
Chile
100%
101:1,760,72112,680
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Germany
100%
61:16,112,97944,905
Israel
100%
61:1,400,48616,782
Wales
100%
51:618,8627,373
Mexico
100%
51:24,828,88553,479
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
Slovakia
100%
31:1,770,0215,487
Scotland-31:1,783,45514,297
Zimbabwe
100%
31:5,141,27276,754
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Serbia
100%
11:7,145,72110,629
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620

The alternate forms: Hildegardé (1) are calculated separately.

Hildegarde (16) may also be a surname.

Hildegarde Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old German Hildegard, compound of hildi ‘war’, ‘battle’ and gardi probably a derivative of gardan ‘to know’. St Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen (d. 1004), was much venerated, and her name has been used a good deal in Germany, and hence in modern times in the USA. It is very rarely used in England.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Teutonic (feminine) - A lady who is a protectress.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Protecting battlemaid.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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