Hildegarde

or Hil·de·gard

[ hil-duh-gahrd ]

noun

1. a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”

Example Sentences

In November 2023, the health minister and Public Health Minister Hildegarde Naughton launched a public consultation on the future regulation of vapes.

From BBC

Besides evoking the vanished pomps of yesterday, “Esmond and Ilia” periodically enlarges its perspective to include chapters about Victorian adventurers in the Middle East, a half-forgotten chanteuse named Hildegarde, and even the proper use of the Arabic word “malesh,” the verbal equivalent of a fatalistic shrug of the shoulders.

From Washington Post

Hildegarde Naughton and Ireland's Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan have expressed their "deep unhappiness".

From BBC

New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective with an aquarium corpse.

From Los Angeles Times

Schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers uses a musical notation on a blackboard to solve the murder of a young colleague.

From Los Angeles Times