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Edelgard - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Edelgard

[ syll. e-del-gar(d), ed-elga-rd ] The girl name Edelgard is pronounced EHDehLGAARD KEY. Edelgard's language of origin is Germanic and it is used largely in the German language. Two-element name derived from adal meaning 'noble, honorable' ; gard meaning 'fence, enclosure, protection'. An older form of Edelgard is Adelgard (Germanic).

Edelgard is not regularly used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Edelgard: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Edelgard