Hedwig

Hedwig (German pronunciation: [ˈhetvɪç]) 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
St. Hedwig Cemetery
St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin
St. Hedwig, Texas
St. Hedwig's (Milwaukee)
St. Hedwig's in Chicago
St. Hedwig Cemetery (Michigan)

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 Władysław I the Elbow-high and mother of Casimir III of Poland and Elisabeth of Poland

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

See also