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Girl · Old High German / Frankish
Irmgard
Say it: IRM-gart
Meaning
From Germanic ermen/irmin 'whole, great' and gard 'enclosure, protection'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Carolingian royal name that returned as a common German girls' name in the early 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 469 babies given this name since 1901
- At its height in 1901, about 1 in 47,900 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Irmengard, Ermengard
| French | Ermengarde |
|---|---|
| Italian | Ermengarda |
| Latin | Ermengardis |
Famous bearers
- Ermengarde of Hesbaye, wife of Louis the Pious
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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