Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from German.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*Haþuwīgą
- Old High GermanHaduwig
- GermanHedwig
- EnglishHedwig
From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)).
More words from German, Old High German, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هدويغ
- هدويغfemale given name
Catalan Eduvigis
- Eduvigisfemale given name
Chinese Mandarin 海德薇
- 海德薇 (Hǎidéwēi)female given name
Czech Hedvika
- Hedvikafemale given name
Danish Hedvig
- Hedvigfemale given name
Dutch Hadewig
- Hadewigfemale given name
Finnish Heta
- Hetafemale given name
French Havoise, Edwige
- Havoisefemale given name
- Edwigefemale given name
German Hedwig
- Hedwigfemale given name
Hungarian Hedvig
- Hedvigfemale given name
Icelandic Heiðveig
- Heiðveigfemale given name
Italian Edvige
- Edvigefemale given name
Latin Hedvigis
- Hedvigisfemale given name
Latvian Jadviga
- Jadvigafemale given name
Lithuanian Jadvyga
- Jadvygafemale given name
Norwegian Hedvig
- Hedvigfemale given name
Polish Jadwiga
- Jadwigafemale given name
Portuguese Edviges
- Edvigesfemale given name
Russian Ядвига
- Ядвига (Jadviga)female given name
Slovak Hedviga
- Hedvigafemale given name
Spanish Eduvigis, Eduviges
- Eduvigisfemale given name
- Eduvigesfemale given name
- Heduvigisfemale given name
- Heduvigesfemale given name
Swedish Hedvig
- Hedvigfemale given name
Ukrainian Ядвіґа
- Ядвіґа (Jadviga)female given name
Cite this entry
APA
Hedwig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hedwig
MLA
“Hedwig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hedwig. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hedwig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hedwig.
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