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Name Origin

Hildegard is a German feminine given name meaning 'battle maid' or 'warrior maiden'. It is composed of the elements *hild* (battle) and *gard* (protection, enclosure).

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Famous People

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)

Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath

  • Composed sacred music plays (liturgical dramas)
  • Wrote theological, botanical, and medicinal texts
  • Founded the Rupertsberg Abbey

Hildegard Peplau (1909-1999)

Nursing theorist and psychiatric nurse

  • Developed the theory of interpersonal relations in nursing
  • Contributed significantly to the field of psychiatric nursing

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