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Irmgard

Meaning — A Germanic feminine name composed of "irm" or "ermen" (the full form of the first element) meaning "whole", "great", or "universal" and "gard" meaning "enclosure", "protection", or "stronghold" — thus "universal protector" or "great stronghold". The "irm-/ermen-" element is related to Irminsul, the sacred world-pillar of the Saxons, suggesting a cosmic or all-encompassing quality.·Old High German origin·Female·IRM-gard

Irmgard Irmgard is a solidly Germanic name carrying a sense of encompassing, protective strength — it belongs to the tradition of feminine names that celebrate not beauty or love but the more austere virtues of shelter and endurance. Characters named Irmgard tend to be quietly formidable, the kind of woman who holds a household or community together through force of will and without fanfare. The name is strongly associated with the German-speaking world of the 1920s–1960s.

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IrmgardIrmengardIrmtraudIrma

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Irmgard von WestfalenIrmgard SchreiberIrmgard BraunIrmgard FaberIrmgard HolzIrmgard Engel

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