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
Its concerns and desires are our 21st century concerns and desires, with Hildegard beheld as a proto-feminist icon.
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
Wasn’t the great Hildegard of Bingen a woman?
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
