Ermengarde

From the 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.

Ermengarde

1. (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."

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• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.mɑ̃.ɡaʁd/

Ermengarde f

1. a female given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Ermengarde