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Girl · Frankish / Thuringian (Germanic)
Radegund
Say it: RAD-eh-goond
Meaning
From Germanic rad 'counsel' and gund 'battle'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Her cult spread from Poitiers to England, where a Cambridge college chapel and several churches are dedicated to her.
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, Radegunda
| French | Radegonde |
|---|---|
| Latin | Radegundis |
Famous bearers
- Saint Radegund, Thuringian princess, Frankish queen and founder of the abbey at Poitiers
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
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