What does Hedwig mean?
How do we pronounce Hedwig?
Hedwig \he-dwi(g), hed-w-ig\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby girl name Hedwig used as a meaning of boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced as HHT-WihG 1.
1 Pronunciation for Hedwig: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)"
What is the origin of Hedwig?
Hedwig's language of origin is Germanic. It is used predominantly in English and German. Two-element name derived from hadu and wig with the meanings 'struggle' and 'fighter, warrior' respectively. An original form of the name is Haduwig (Germanic). The forms Hedwig and Jadwiga were borne by various saints in the medieval period. The name was later made known to English speakers by the central character Hedvig Ekdal from the Henrik Ibsen play The Wild Duck (1884). In recent times, it has appeared as the name of Harry's pet owl Hedwig in the Harry Potter (1997-2007) series by J. K. Rowling. The name Hedwig is widely used; it has 32 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Hedwig include Avis name popularity, meaning of Hadu, Haduwig meaning, nicknames for Hadvig, Hadwig meaning, what does the name Hedda mean (used in German and Scandinavian too), Heddy pronounciation, what does the name Hedvige mean, Hedwiga name, Hedwyg meaning, baby name Hetta, and Hetty name popularity (used in German too). Other English forms include the diminutives what does the name Heda mean (used in Scandinavian too), Heddi name, Heddie meaning of name, baby name Hedi (used in German too), and name Hedy origin (used in Dutch and German too). Forms used in foreign languages include the Polish and Spanish name Eda meaning, the Italian nicknames for Edda, the Italian Edvige name popularity, the French baby name Edwige, the Dutch short names for Hadewych, the Czech short names for Hedvick, the Scandinavian meaning of Hedvig, the Hungarian and Slavic Hedviga name variations, the Czech, German, and Slavic Hedvika name, the French Hedwige name variations, the Lithuanian Jadvyga name variations, the Polish baby name Jadwiga, the Polish Wiga name popularity, and the Polish Wisia definition. The shortening Hede name (German) is another foreign form.
A famous person named Hedwig is Actress, Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler November 9, 1913 - January 19, 2000, Vienna, Austria.
List of baby names that sound like Hedwig:
the name nicknames for Hudes, the Hebrew baby name Hadas, the English meaning of Hadwig, the English Hatsie pronounciation, the Japanese nicknames for Hatsu, the English short names for Hatsy, the French name Hedwige meaning, the name meaning of Hodesh, the English name Hadasa origin, the English Hadasah meaning, the German and Hebrew name Hadassa, the English and Hebrew meaning of Hadassah, the Dutch what does the name Hadewych mean, the name Haduwig meaning of name, the Japanese name Hatsue origin, the Japanese meaning of Hatsuko, the name baby name Hedasa, the name name Hedasaa, the name name Hedassa, and the name Hedassaa name variations.
The baby name Hedwig fun facts:
The name Hedwig in reverse order is "Giwdeh".
The numerological value of the name Hedwig is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.
How popular is Hedwig?
Hedwig is not in the top girl names in USA.