Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German ''hild'' ('war' or 'battle') and ''gard'' ('enclosure' or 'yard'), and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildegarda; the Italian Ildegarda; the Hungarian Hildegárd; and the ancient

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Hildegardis.

Notable people with the name

* Hilda (Hildegarde) Vīka (1897–1963), Latvian artist and writer * Hildegard (music duo), 2021 electronic music project by Canadian musicians

Helena Deland Helena Deland is a Canadian singer-songwriter. To date she has released five EPs: ''Drawing Room'' (2016) and ''From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied"'' Vol. I, II, III & IV (2018) that she has written and composed. Her first one-pi ...

and

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* Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), Christian saint * Hildegard of Fraumünster (828–856 or 859), daughter of Louis the German and first abbess of Fraumünster * Hildegard of the Vinzgau, second wife of Charlemagne * Hildegard, Countess of Auvergne or Matilda (c. 802–841), daughter of Emperor Louis the Pious and Ermengarde of Hesbaye *

Hildegard Behrens Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009) was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and rec ...

(1937–2009), German opera singer *

Hildegard Falck Hildegard Falck (née ''Janze'' on 8 June 1949) is a retired West German runner. At the 1972 Olympics she won a gold medal in the 800 m and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay with West German team. In the 800 m final she finished 0.1 seconds ...

(born 1949), German middle distance runner and Olympic medalist * Hildegard Goebbels (1934–1945), daughter of Nazi Propaganda Minister,

Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 19 ...

and Magda Goebbels. *

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (11 May 1921 – 7 December 2016) was a liberal politician in Germany. She held federal state secretary positions from 1969 to 1972 and from 1977 to 1982. She was the Free Democratic Party's candidate in the first ...

(1921–2016), German politician * Hildegarde Howard (1901–1998), American paleornithologist *

Hildegarde Kneeland Hildegarde Kneeland (July 10, 1889 – September 15, 1994) was an American home economist and social statistician, known for her time-use research. Education and early career Kneeland was born in Brooklyn, studied at the Packer Collegiate Instit ...

(1889–1994), American economist and statistician * Hildegard Knef (1925–2002), German actress, singer and writer *

Hildegard Körner Hildegard Körner, née Ullrich (born 20 December 1959 in Urnshausen) is a retired East German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shorte ...

(born 1959), East German middle distance runner and Olympian *

Hildegard Puwak Hildegard Carola Puwak (16 September 1949–25 May 2018) was a Romanian politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who served as the Minister for European Integration from 2000 until October 2003 (as part of the Adrian Năstase c ...

(1949–2018), Romanian politician *

Hildegard Werner Hildegard Charlotta Aurora Werner (1 March 1834 – 29 August 1911) was a Swedish musician, musical conductor and a journalist active in Great Britain. Werner was born in Stockholm and was a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1856 ...

, Swedish musician *

Hildegarde Hildegarde Loretta Sell, known as Hildegarde (February 1, 1906 – July 29, 2005) was an American cabaret singer, who was well known for the song "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup". Early life She was born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisco ...

(1906–2005), American cabaret singer *

Hildegarde Flanner June Hildegarde Flanner (June 3, 1899 – May 27, 1987) was an American poet, essayist, playwright and conservationist. Early years June Hildegarde Flanner was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Frank Flanner and Mary Ellen Hockett. She had two ...

(1899–1987), American poet and activist *

Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge Hildegarde Dolson Lockridge (1908–1981) was a prolific writer whose career spanned nearly fifty years. Her work appeared in major magazines, plus she was the author of fifteen books—all published under her maiden name of Hildegarde Dolson. E ...

(1908–1981), poet, playwright and novelist *

Hildegarde Naughton Hildegarde Naughton (born 1 May 1977) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of Health since December 2022. She has served as a Minister of State attending cabinet since ...

, Irish politician and mayor of Galway *

Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira Hildegart Rodríguez Carballeira ( in Madrid in Madrid) was an activist for socialism and sexual revolution, who was raised by her mother as a model for the woman of the future. She spoke four languages when she was eight years old, finished law ...

, activist for socialism and sexual revolution

Notable fictional characters

* Hildegarde Antoinette "Hilda" Spellman, a character in the comic book '' Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' and subsequent television series. *

Hildegarde (Marvel Comics) This article lists Marvel characters beginning with the letter "H", with a brief description introducing each one. Hala the Accuser Gabrielle Haller Gabrielle Haller was a catatonic Holocaust survivor who awoke from the disorder after Charle ...

, a Valkyrie * Hildegarde Withers, in novels and films * Hildegard von Krone, from the ''Soul'' series of fighting games *Hildegard von Mariendorf, from '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' *Hildegarde T., from the anime and manga series '' Beelzebub'' by Ryūhei Tamura *Hildegarde, in the Johann Strauss operetta '' Simplicius'' *Hildegard 'Hildy' Johnson, from 1940 American comedy film '' His Girl Friday'' *Princess Hildegard, from the Disney animated series '' Sofia the First'' *Hildegarde, from the game '' Catan'' (web/app version) *Hildegard; 'Devout Oracle' from the mobile game '' Dragalia Lost'' *Hildegarde (Hilda) from the manga and anime series Beelzebub '' Beelzebub (manga)'' *Hildegard Hamhocker, a character in ''

Tumbleweeds (comic strip) ''Tumbleweeds'' is an American comic strip that offered a skewed perspective on life on the American frontier. Writer-artist Tom K. Ryan (June 6, 1926 – March 12, 2019) (who signed the strip "T.K. Ryan") was very familiar with conventions of th ...

'' *Hildegard "Hildy" Gloom, witch and main

antagonist An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, riv ...

of '' The 7D''

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