Hedwig

English

Etymology

From German Hedwig, from Old High German hadu (“battle”) + wīg (“battle”).

Proper noun

Hedwig

1. A female given name occasionally borrowed from German.

Translations

female given name

• Catalan: Eduvigis
• Czech: Hedvika f
• Danish: Hedvig
• Dutch: Hadewig (nl)
• Finnish: Heta (fi)
• French: Edwige (fr)
• Galician: Eduvixes
• German: Hedwig (de) f
• Hungarian: Hedvig (hu)
• Icelandic: Heiðveig (is)
• Italian: Edvige (it) f
• Latin: Hedvigis

• Latvian: Jadviga f
• Lithuanian: Jadvyga
• Norwegian: Hedvig (no)
• Polish: Jadwiga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Edwiges
• Russian: Ядвига (ru) f (Jadviga)
• Slovak: Hedviga
• Slovene: Hedvika f
• Spanish: Eduvigis (es), Eduviges (es) f, Heduvigis f, Heduviges f
• Swedish: Hedvig (sv)
• Ukrainian: Ядвіґа (Jadviga)

Anagrams

• weigh'd

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German

Etymology

From Old High German hadu (“battle”) + wīg (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːtvɪç/

Proper noun

Hedwig f (genitive Hedwigs)

1. A female given name, borne by a 12th/13th century Silesian saint.