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.