"Hedwig" meaning in English

See Hedwig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=contain}}, {{bor|en|de|Hedwig}} German Hedwig, {{der|en|goh|Haduwig}} Old High German Haduwig, {{m|goh|Hadwig}} Hadwig, {{af|gem-pro|*haþuz|*wīgą|nocat=1|t1=fight|t2=battle}} *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*Haþuwīgą|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*haþuz</i> (“fight”) + <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*wīgą</i> (“battle”)}} Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hedwig
  1. A female given name from German Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): هدويغ (note: German form) (Arabic), Eduvigis (Catalan), Hedvika [feminine] (Czech), Hedvig (Danish), Hadewig (Dutch), Heiðvík [feminine] (Faroese), Heta (Finnish), Havoise [feminine] (French), Edwige [feminine] (French), Eduvixes (Galician), ჰედვიგი (hedvigi) (Georgian), Hedwig [feminine] (German), Hedvig (Hungarian), Heiðveig (Icelandic), Edvige [feminine] (Italian), Hedvigis (Latin), Jadviga [feminine] (Latvian), Jadvyga (Lithuanian), Hedvig (Norwegian), Hadwig [feminine] (Old High German), Jadwiga [feminine] (Polish), Edwiges (Portuguese), Ядвига (Jadviga) [feminine] (Russian), Hedviga (Slovak), Hedvika [feminine] (Slovene), Eduvigis (Spanish), Eduviges [feminine] (Spanish), Heduvigis [feminine] (Spanish), Heduviges [feminine] (Spanish), Hedvig (Swedish), Ядвіґа (Jadviga) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Hedwig-en-name-V6r-8MPY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "female given name",
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