Hildegarde
noun
a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”
Hildegard
-
a variation of
Hildegarde.
Example Sentences
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In 1971, Germany's Hildegard Falck, external had become the first woman to break the two-minute barrier.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The ecstasies of attraction are sublimated into their long conversations about Boethius and Hildegard von Bingen, or about the suddenly debatable issues of contraception and clerical celibacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Outwardly, soprano Nola Richardson can seem a coolly proficient Hildegard, the efficient manager of a convent and her sisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
Consult a guide book, an expert, or take a mushroom to the Puget Sound Mycological Society’s Hildegard Hendrickson ID clinic, held Mondays during fall and spring foraging seasons.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Instead of handing on the tried and tested chants, as had been the norm in earlier centuries, Hildegard made up her own chant tunes.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
