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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Cheer

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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.

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