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Hildegarde

American  
[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

The maid, Hildegarde Schmidt, I could guess her place in the Armstrong household.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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