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Old English cognate of Erminhilt. This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a daughter of King Eorcenberht of Kent and queen of Mercia until the death of her husband, King Wulfhere, after which she became an abbess.
- https://pase.ac.uk/jsp/DisplayPerson.jsp?personKey=15756
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermenilda_of_Ely and https://celticsaints.org/2014/0213b.html
- First element: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eormen-#Old_English
(Information from name #370185 originally submitted by user LMS)
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- https://pase.ac.uk/jsp/DisplayPerson.jsp?personKey=15756
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermenilda_of_Ely and https://celticsaints.org/2014/0213b.html
- First element: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eormen-#Old_English
(Information from name #370185 originally submitted by user LMS)
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Ermenhilda could be another modern form. Source: https://oswinkinsey.wordpress.com/ (See the document "English Compound Names". 'Ermenhilda' is on page 117.)
Ermenhilde, Emnehilde, Ermehildis, Ermenildis, Ermenelda and Ymelda are other forms. (Source: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ermenhilde". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Ermenhilde)