Ermengarde
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Ermengarde or Ermengard or Ermingarde or Irmingard or Irmgard is a feminine given name of Germanic origin derived from the Germanic words "ermen/irmin," meaning "whole, universal" and "gard" meaning "enclosure, protection". Armgarð is a Faroese version. It is the name of various historical women:
Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778–818), wife of Louis the Pious
Irmgard of Chiemsee (died 866), also known as Ermengard, daughter of Louis the German, remembered in the calendar as a saint
Ermengarde of Anjou (disambiguation), multiple people
Ermengarde of Tonnerre (1032–1083), wife of William I, Count of Nevers
Ermengarde of Narbonne (1127/29–1197), Viscountess of Narbonne
Ermengarde de Beaumont (1170–1234), wife of William I of Scotland
Ermengard of Provence (died 896/97), wife of Boso of Provence
Ermengard of Tours (died 851), wife of Lothair I
Ermengarde of Auvergne, mother of William I of Aquitaine
Ermengarde of Burgundy (c.
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