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I approve. I love Hildegard von Bingen. Her music sends me into a very spiritual, pure place in my imagination. I'd love to see it used.

I've always thought it was beautiful, and the nickname Hilda is nice. Hal is cute but a bit of a stretch. Not so much a fan of Hattie.

I like Hildegard, even though it sounds old-fashioned. I prefer the nickname Hilde to the ones you suggested.

I know a woman named Hildegard, originally from Germany, now living in the U.S.She disliked her name, and preferred to be called Lee.Or possibly Leigh, I never saw it written.

I like it, but as a character name. I would never seriously name my kid this.

I agree with others who have said Hildegard is comically ugly. However, I have a soft spot for Hilda, probably because I once knew a beautiful young Hilda.

Sorry, but I think it's awful. Sounds like an old, mean and ugly lady with warts on her nose.

It's ballsy and grand. I like it.

I like it. It is a very strong sounding name, but I can understand why some people might find it unattractive. I like Hilda and Hattie as nicknames for Hildegard.

I like it in theory, not so much in practise, and I think it'd take a particular kind of young woman to pull it off.

It reminds me of Bosom Buddies. I don't remember if Tom Hanks or Peter Scolari played Hildegard- the other was Buffy. Well, just when they were in drag so they could live in an all woman's apartment building that was the only place they could afford when they were forced out of their old place.

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I like Hilda or Hildy for a nn. It's a name that few people could handle.

A friend's German-born grandma was Hildegard. She was an ebullient and stylish lady, a real extrovert character. Inevitably, she was known by the frumpy Hilda.
Hilary would be a better choice.

Why not

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I love Hilda, so why not Hildegard

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I dont think its quite as nice as Hilda though.

Matronly, but it could be young and badass on the right person.

Smoldering

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I love it because it's unabashedly earthen and staunch. My favorite nickname is definitely Hildy, which simply makes me swoon.

it's ugly

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Uglier than homemade sin, the kind of ugly that transcends ordinary ugliness and ends up cartoon ugly, the name a cartoonist would pick for a mean, ugly witchy character because nobody would believe an ordinary person would be named such an ugly name. Like Brunhilda.

I don't think I would use it, but there's nothing wrong with it. It's quite pretty, really, and it'd be refreshing to meet a baby bearing the name. My favorite nickname for it is Hildy (although I find Hattie adorable as well. I never considered it as a nickname for Hildegard before. Very clever!). If I were to use Hildegard, I might just have to make her middle name Helen so I could call her Hildy Helen (saw that in a book and I thought it was so sweet). It's a nice name. I give it a thumbs-up, definitely.