Hedwig
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Hedwig, from Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą (from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”)).
Proper noun[edit]
Hedwig
- A female given name from German
Translations[edit]
female given name
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Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German Haduwig, Hadwig, from Proto-Germanic *Haþuwīgą, from *haþuz (“fight”) + *wīgą (“battle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Hedwig f (proper noun, genitive Hedwigs or Hedwig, plural Hedwigs)
- a female given name from Proto-Germanic, borne by a 12th/13th century Silesian saint
Declension[edit]
Declension of Hedwig [feminine]
Descendants[edit]
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