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Hildegarde

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[hil-duh-gahrd] / ˈhɪl dəˌgɑrd /
Or Hildegard

noun

  1. a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”


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In November 2023, the health minister and Public Health Minister Hildegarde Naughton launched a public consultation on the future regulation of vapes.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

Schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers solves Catalina murders without her detective boyfriend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019

In a link to the movie, the same nun who stonewalled Lee — Sister Hildegarde McNulty — arranged for the then-3-year-old Anderson to go to McNulty's niece, Margaret McNulty Anderson, in north suburban Niles.

From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 1, 2014

Peggy’s quest to find them will involve Hildegarde; Hildegarde’s owner, Peter; a goat; a boat adrift at sea; and Peggy’s loud, usually awful singing.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2013

Poirot’s methods with Hildegarde Schmidt were a complete contrast to his handling of Mary Debenham.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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