Jadwiga
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- [ yahd-VEE-gah ]
- Polish
Polish form of HEDWIG. This was the name of a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who has recently been canonized as a saint.
 | HEDWIG female German From the Germanic name Hadewig, derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "war". This was the name of a 13th-century German saint, the wife of the Polish duke Henry the Bearded. It was subsequently borne by a 14th-century Polish queen (usually known by her Polish name Jadwiga) who is now also regarded as a saint. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hadewig |
| CZECH: Hedvika |
| DANISH: Hedvig |
| DUTCH: Hadewych |
| FRENCH: Edwige |
| GERMAN: Hedwig |
| ITALIAN: Edvige |
| LITHUANIAN: Jadvyga |
| NORWEGIAN: Hedvig |
| SLOVAK: Hedviga |
| SLOVENE: Hedvika |
| SWEDISH: Hedvig |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| DUTCH: Hedy |
| GERMAN: Hedy |
| ITALIAN: Edda |
| NORWEGIAN: Hedda |
| POLISH: Iga, Jadzia |
| SWEDISH: Hedda |