Hedwig

Hedwig (German pronunciation: [ˈheːtvɪç]) is a German female given name. The name originates from Old High German Hadwig, Haduwig (hadu meaning battle, and wig meaning fight). Hedy is an Anglicised diminutive of the name. Edwige is a French version of the name; Edvige is the Italian version; Hadewych is a Dutch version; Hedvig is a Danish, Icelandic^{[citation needed]}, Norwegian and Swedish version. Jadwiga is the Polish version, while Iga and Jadzia are Polish diminutives; Jadvyga is a Lithuanian version; Hedvika is a Czech and Slovene version; Hedviga is a Slovak version, Ядвига (Jadwiga) is a Russian version.

Hedwig may refer to:

In religion:

• Saint Hedwig of Andechs (1174–1243), Duchess of Silesia, canonized 1267
• Saint Hedwig (Jadwiga) (1373–1399), Queen of Poland, canonized 1997. Daughter of the King Louis I of Hungary.
• St. Hedwig Cemetery (disambiguation)
• St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin
• St. Hedwig, Texas
• St. Hedwig's (Milwaukee)
• St. Hedwig's in Chicago

In other nobility:

• Hedwig of France (970-1013), Countess of Mons
• Hedwige of Saxony (910-965), German noblewoman and mother of Hugh Capet, King of France
• Hedwig of Kalisz (1266–1339), wife of the King Władysław I the Elbow-high and mother of Casimir III of Poland and Elisabeth of Poland. Hedwig was daughter of the Duke Bolesław the Pious and the Hungarian Princess Blessed Jolenta.
• Hedwig Jagiellon (1457-1502), daughter of the King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland and Elisabeth Habsburg of Hungary. Hedwig was wife of Duke George of Bavaria
• Hedwig Jagiellon (1513 – 1573), daughter of Sigismund I the Old of Poland and his first wife the Hungarian Countess Barbara Zápolya. Hedwig married Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

In literature, stage and screen:

• Hedwig (Harry Potter), Harry Potter's pet snowy owl in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), off-Broadway musical about a fictional rock and roll band
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), film based on the musical
• Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born American actress
• Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm, Scandinavian actress

In other fields:

• Hedwig Village, Texas, city in Harris County, Texas, United States
• Johann Hedwig, German botanist
• Hedwig glass, a type of glass of uncertain origin dating from some time in the 10th-12th centuries AD
• Hedwig, code name of Red Hat Linux version 6.0 released April 19, 1999. Desktop Engineering, Readers' Choice Award, 1999; Wired for 3D, 1999 Editor's Choice Award Winner

See also

• Edwige
• Hadewijch
• Blessed Hadewych
• Jadwiga