Given name · also Old English

Ermengarde

“all,whole”

Ermengarde is a feminine given name from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in English and French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ermengarde goes back to Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, meaning “all,whole.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Ermengarde comes from Old English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *ermunaz (“all,whole”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ermengarde’s family of names

In German usage, Ermengarde has a related form in Irmgard. In English usage, Ermengarde has a conventional equivalent in the German form Irmgard. In English usage, Ermengarde has a conventional equivalent in the Occitan form ERMENGARDA.

Walk Ermengarde’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Ermengarde has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

GermanProto-Germanic

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Ermengarde, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Esmerode

“whole”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic · Nature

Escarís

“ash tree; spear”

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Germanic · Nature

Escariz

“ash tree; spear”

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Germanic

Ellanburg

“zeal” · “fortification, city”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Germanic · Royal

Esmorís

“whole” · “king”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Irmingart

“deity Irmin” · “enclosure”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Germanic

Bérengère

“carry”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Germanic

Edive

“wealth, riches”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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