Edelgard, also ''Adalgard'', ''Edelgart'', or ''Ethelgard'', is a female given name of German origin, now rare. In

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

, it combines the words for "noble" (''adal'', modern German ''edel'') and "guard" (''gard''). Persons of this name include:

People

Edelgard Bulmahn Edelgard Bulmahn (born 4 March 1951) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). She served as Member of the German Bundestag between 1987 and 2017. She was Federal Minister of Education and Research from 1998 to 2 ...

, German politician * Edelgard Huber von Gersdorff, German supercentenarian *Edelgard Gräfer, a member of the German Red Army Faction terrorist group *

Edelgard Mahant Edelgard Elspeth Mahant is a Canadian academic, who teaches political science at York University's Glendon College in Toronto, Ontario and University of Botswana. She formerly taught at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, where she was also ...

, Canadian academic

Fictional characters

* Edelgard von Hresvelg, from the video games ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and ''Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'' *Edelgard, from the light novel series ''

How Not to Summon a Demon Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed by ...

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