Ermengarde
English edit
Etymology edit
Old English name reinforced by its Norman cognate, from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (“all,whole”) + *gardaz (“enclosure”), "strong protection". Cognate with the German saint's name Irmgard.
Proper noun edit
Ermengarde
- (rare) A female given name from Old English.
- 1905, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Ermengarde”, in A Little Princess: […], New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 26:
- "What is your name?" she said. [...] "My name's Ermengarde St. John," she answered. / "Mine is Sara Crewe," said Sara. "Yours is very pretty. It sounds like a story-book."
Translations edit
female given name
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French edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ermengarde f
- A female given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ermengarde