Also known as Hildegard (given name), Hildegard (first name)
Hildegard is a female name derived from the Old High German hild and gard, and means 'battle enclosure'. Variant spellings include: Hildegarde; the Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildegarda; the Italian Ildegarda; the Hungarian Hildegárd; and the ancient German Hildegardis.
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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, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish Hildegarda; the Italian Ildegarda; the Hungarian Hildegárd; and the ancient German Hildegardis.
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Notable people with the name
Nobility and church personages
These are medieval and early-modern women with the name, listed chronologically:
Hildegard (757 or 758–783), second wife of Charlemagne
Hildegard, Countess of Auvergne, also called "Matilda" (c. 802–841), daughter of Emperor Louis the Pious and Ermengarde of Hesbaye (and thus granddaughter of Charlemagne and Hildegard)
Hildegard of Fraumünster (828–856 or 859), daughter of Louis the German and first abbess of Fraumünster
Hildegarde of Burgundy (c. 1056–1104), French noble
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), Christian saint
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825–1864), Bavarian royal
Nineteenth century and later
Hildegard Appeltauer (1927–2017), Austrian figure skater and Olympian
Hildegard Bachert (1921–2019), German-born American art dealer and gallery director
Hildegard Bechtler (born 1951), German costume and set designer
Hildegard Behrens (1937–2009), German opera singer
Hildegard Bentele (born 1967), German politician
Hildegard Björck (1847–1920), Swedish academic pioneer
Hildegard Breiner, Austrian anti-nuclear activist
Hildegard Brom-Fischer (1908–2001), Dutch textile artist, specializing in ecclesiastical embroidery
Hildegard Burjan (1883–1933), German Roman Catholic convert from Judaism and the founder of the Sisterhood of Caritas Socialis
Hildegard Damerius (1910–2006), German lawyer and politician
Hildegard Embacher (born 1967), Austrian cross-country skier and Olympian
Hildegard Falck (born 1949), German middle distance runner and Olympic medalist
Hildegard Fässler (born 1951), Swiss politician
Hildegard Feldmann (1936–1990), Swiss nurse and Catholic lay missionary who was active in India and Colombia
Hildegarde Flanner (1899–1987), American poet and activist
Other
Hildegard (music duo), 2021 electronic music project by Canadian musicians Helena Deland and Ouri
Fictional characters
With no last name (listed alphabetically by their source):
Hildegarde (Hilda), from the manga and anime series Beelzebub
Hildegarde, from the game Catan (web/app version)
Princess Hildegard, from the Disney animated series Sofia the First
Hildegard, "Devout Oracle," from the mobile game Dragalia Lost
Hildegarde, a Marvel Comics Valkyrie
Hildegarde, in the Johann Strauss operetta Simplicius
By last name:
Hildy Gloom, witch and main antagonist of The 7D
Hildy Johnson, from the 1940 American comedy film His Girl Friday
Hildegard Hamhocker, a character in Tumbleweeds (comic strip)
Hildegarde Antoinette "Hilda" Spellman, a character in the comic book Sabrina the Teenage Witch and subsequent television series
Hildegarde T., from the anime and manga series Beelzebub by Ryūhei Tamura
Hildegard von Krone, from the Soul series of fighting games
Hildegard von Mariendorf, from Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Hildegarde Withers, in novels and films
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Hildegard Goebbels (1934–1945), daughter and murder victim of Nazi Propaganda Minister, Joseph Goebbels and Magda Goebbels
Hildegard Goss-Mayr (born 1930), Austrian nonviolent activist and Christian theologian
Hildegard Grethe (1898–1961), German actress
Hildegard Grill (1927–2023), Austrian gymnast and Olympian
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (1921–2016), German politician
Hildegard Hammerschmidt-Hummel (1944–2024), German academic
Hildegard Heichele (born 1947), German soprano in opera, concert and recital
Hildegard Hess (1920–2014), German chemist
Hildegarde Howard (1901–1998), American paleornithologist
Hildegard Jadamowitz (1916–1942), German communist activist and a member of the German resistance against National Socialism
Hildegard Jone (1891–1963), Austrian poet and artist
Hildegard Joos (1909–2005), Austrian painter
Hildegard Kleeb (born 1957), Swiss pianist
Hilde Klusenwerth (1910–1999), German hurdler and Olympian
Hildegarde Kneeland (1889–1994), American economist and statistician
Hildegard Knef (1925–2002), German actress, singer and writer
Hildegard Korf Kallmann-Bijl (1908–1968), German-born American physicist
Hildegard Korger (1935–2018), Czech master calligrapher, scholar and professor
Hildegard Körner (born 1959), East German middle distance runner and Olympian
Hildegard Krekel (1952–2013), German actress
Hildegard Lächert (1920–1995), German Nazi concentration camp guard
Hildegard Rothe-Ille (1899–1942), German mathematician
Hildegard Rütgers (born 1930), German classical contralto singer in opera and concert
Hildegard Schaeder (1902–1984), German theologian and church historian
Hilde Schrader (1910–1966), German swimmer and Olympian
Hildegarde Sell (1906–2005), American cabaret singer known as Hildegarde
Hildegard Sellhuber (born 1950), retired German speed skater and Olympian
Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (1908–1981), German-Danish tennis player
Hildegard Stücklen (1891–1963), German-American physicist who dealt with spectroscopy
Hildegard Temporini-Gräfin Vitzthum (1939–2004), German classical historian and writer
Hildegard Thorell (1850–1930), Swedish painter
Hildegard Trabant (1927–1964), East German woman shot and killed while trying to cross over the Berlin Wall into West Germany
Hildegard Vieregg (born 1939), German museologist and museum professional, an educator, a university professor and lecturer, author, editor and administrator
Hilda (Hildegarde) Vīka (1897–1963), Latvian artist and writer
Hildegard Werner (1834–1911), Swedish musician, musical conductor, and journalist active in Great Britain
Hildegard Westerkamp (born 1946), German-born Canadian composer, radio artist, teacher, and sound ecologist
Hildegard Woodward (1898–1977), American children's book author and illustrator
Hildegard Wortmann (born 1966), German business executive
