English: from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde,
Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild
‘strife’, ‘battle’ + gard ‘fortress’, ‘stronghold’. The surname
has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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