Luitgard is a German female name.

Origin

The name comes from

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and means " emaleguardian of the people" (German: ''Beschützerin des Volks''). This derives, in its older form, ''Liutgard'', from ''liut'' which means "people" (Modern German: ''Leute''), "member of a people",Entry ''LEUTE, pl. homines'' in Grimm: '' Deutsches Wörterbuch'' (online
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. and ''gard'' which means "protection" or "guardianship", from which the German word ''Garten'' and the English word "garden" are also derived.

Name day

Its

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is 16 October, the same date as that of the Blessed

Luitgard of Wittichen Luitgard of Wittichen (german: Luitgard von Wittichen, 1291–1348) was a German nun, Christian mystic, mystic and founder of a convent. Life and works Luitgard (also Lutgard) of Wittichen was born in 1291 in Schenkenzell in the Black Forest and ...

Variants

* Luitgart, Luitgardt, Lutgard, Lutgaarde, Lutgart, Liutgard, Liutgart, Liudgard

Notable bearers of the name

* Luitgard (died 4 June 800), last of the five wives of Charlemagne * Liutgard of Beutelsbach, benefactress of Hirsau Abbey and sister of Conrad I of Württemberg * Liutgard of Saxony (died 885), wife of the King of East Francia, Louis the Younger *

Liutgard of Saxony (died 953) Liutgarde of Saxony (932 – 18 November 953), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duchess of Lorraine from 947 until her death by her marriage with Duke Conrad the Red. She and Conrad became progenitors of the Salian dynasty. Life Liutgarde ...

, daughter of the Emperor Otto I's first marriage, who married Duke Conrad of Lorraine in 947 *

Lutgardis of Luxemburg Lutgardis of Luxembourg, also known as Liutgardis, Liutgarde and Lutgard, (955 – ca. 1005 or possibly later) was a countess consort of Holland by marriage to Arnulf, Count of Holland. She was the regent of Holland from 993 until 1005 during the m ...

(c. 955 – c. 1005), wife of Arnulf, Count of Holland *

Luitgard of Swabia Luitgard is a German female name. Origin The name comes from Old High German and means " emaleguardian of the people" (German: ''Beschützerin des Volks''). This derives, in its older form, ''Liutgard'', from ''liut'' which means "people" (Mode ...

(died 1146), daughter of

Frederick II of Swabia Frederick II (1090 – 6 April 1147), called the One-Eyed, was Duke of Swabia from 1105 until his death, the second from the Hohenstaufen dynasty. His younger brother Conrad was elected King of the Romans in 1138. Life Early career Frederic ...

and

Agnes of Saarbrücken Agnes of Waiblingen (1072/73 – 24 September 1143), also known as Agnes of Germany, Agnes of Poitou and Agnes of Saarbrücken, was a member of the Salian imperial family. Through her first marriage, she was Duchess of Swabia; through her secon ...

, married Conrad I of Meissen in 1119 * Luitgart (died after 1150), daughter of Count

Frederick I of Zollern Frederick I, Count of Zollern (nicknamed ; died: before 1125), was often cited as a powerful Swabian Count and supporter of the imperial party of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor. He most likely was the son of Burkhard I, and was married to Udilhild ...

, nun in Zwiefalten *

Lutgard of Salzwedel Lutgard of Salzwedel or ''Liutgard/Luitgard of Stade'', (b. , murdered 1152) was Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Eric III. Life Lutgard was born to Richardis, Countess of Sponheim-Lavanttal, and Count Rudolf I of Stade and Ditmarsh (d. 112 ...

(died 1152), wife of Eric III, King of Denmark *

Lutgard of Tongern Lutgardis of Aywières ( nl, Sint-Ludgardis; 1182 – 16 June 1246; also spelled Lutgarde) is a saint from the medieval Low Countries. She was born in Tongeren, known as Tongres in French (which is why she is also called Lutgardis of Tongres or ...

(1182–1246), Flemish mystic *

Luitgard of Tübingen Luitgard is a German female name. Origin The name comes from Old High German and means " emaleguardian of the people" (German: ''Beschützerin des Volks''). This derives, in its older form, ''Liutgard'', from ''liut'' which means "people" (Mode ...

(born c. 1240; died 1309),

Countess Palatine of Tübingen Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

* Liutgart of Tübingen, wife of Burkhard V (died 1318), Count of Nagold-Wildberg,

House of Hohenberg The House of Hohenberg is an Austrian and Czech noble family that descends from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863–1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of t ...

* Blessed

(1291–1348), German nun, mystic and founder of Wittichen Abbey

References

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