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Hedwig
Hedwig f
German: from an old Germanic female personal name composed of the elements hadu contention + wīg war. The Blessed Hedwig or Hadwigis (d. c.887) was the Benedictine abbess of Herford in Westphalia.
Cognates: French: Edwige. Italian: Edvige. Scandinavian: Hedvig. Polish: JADWIGA (SEE Jadwiga).
Czech: Hedvika.
Pet form: Scandinavian: Hedda.

First names dictionary. 2012.