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Girl · Germanic, through Old French
Ermengarde
Say it: air-mahn-GARD
Meaning
From Germanic ermen/irmin 'whole, great' and gard 'enclosure, protection'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A favourite of Carolingian and medieval noble families, it faded after the Middle Ages.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ermengard
| English | Ermengarde |
|---|---|
| German | Irmgard |
| Italian | Ermengarda |
Famous bearers
- Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne, 12th-century patron of troubadours
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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