Girl · Germanic (Frankish)
Radegonde
Say it: rah-duh-GOHND
Meaning
From Germanic rad 'counsel' and gund 'war'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Kept alive mainly around Poitiers through devotion to the 6th-century queen.
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: Radegunde
| German | Radegunde |
|---|---|
| English | Radegund |
Famous bearers
- Saint Radegund, Frankish queen who founded the abbey at Poitiers
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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