Hedwig
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Hedwig (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
, 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:
In other nobility:
In literature, stage and screen:
In other fields:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
female given name. The name originates from Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
Hadwig, Haduwig (hadu meaning battle, and wig meaning fight). Hedy is an Anglicised diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
of the name. Edwige is a French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of the name; Edvige is the Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
version; Hadewych is a Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
version; Hedvig is a Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, Icelandic
Icelandic language
Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
, Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
and Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
version. Jadwiga is the Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
version, while Iga and Jadzia are Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
diminutives; Jadvyga is a Lithuanian
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
version; Hedvika is a Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
and Slovene version; Hedviga is a Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
version, Ядвига (Jadwiga) is a Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
version.
Hedwig may refer to:
In religion:
- Saint Hedwig of AndechsHedwig of AndechsSaint Hedwig of Silesia , also Saint Hedwig of Andechs from the comital House of Andechs was Duchess of Silesia from 1201 and of Greater Poland from 1231 as well as High Duchess consort of Poland from 1232 until 1238.-Life:...
(1174–1243), Duchess of Silesia, canonized 1267 - Saint Hedwig (Jadwiga) (1373–1399), Queen of Poland, canonized 1997
- St. Hedwig Cemetery (disambiguation)
- St. Hedwig's CathedralSt. Hedwig's CathedralSt. Hedwig's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral on the Bebelplatz in Berlin, Germany. It is the seat of the archbishop of Berlin.It was built in the 18th century as the first Catholic church in Prussia after the Protestant Reformation by permission of King Frederick II...
, Berlin - St. Hedwig, TexasSt. Hedwig, TexasSt. Hedwig is a town in Bexar County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
- St. Hedwig's (Milwaukee)St. Hedwig's (Milwaukee)St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church, is a Roman Catholic parish located at 1702 N. Humboldt Ave. on Milwaukee, Wisconsin's East Side, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.-Dedication:...
- St. Hedwig's in ChicagoSt. Hedwig's in ChicagoSt. Hedwig's Church is an historic parish church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois. Constructed in traditional grand Polish architecture and design, it is one of the many monumental Polish churches visible from the Kennedy Expressway...
In other nobility:
- Hedwig of FranceHedwig of FranceHedwig of France , also called Avoise, Hadevide or Haltude, was Countess of Mons. She was the daughter of Hugh Capet, the first King of France, and Adelaide of Aquitaine.-Family:...
(970-1013), Countess of Mons - Hedwige of SaxonyHedwige of SaxonyHedwige of Saxony was a daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim.She was a sister of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor; Henry I, Duke of Bavaria; Gerberga of Saxony; and Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne....
(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
- Hedwig Jagiellon (1457-1502), daughter of Casmir IV of Poland and wife of Duke George of Bavaria
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)Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The text is by John Cameron Mitchell, and the music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. The musical premiered in 1998 and has been performed throughout the world in hundreds...
, off-Broadway musical about a fictional rock and roll band - Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film based on the stage musical of the same title about a fictional rock band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The film was adapted and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, who also portrayed the title role...
, film based on the musical - Hedy LamarrHedy LamarrHedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress celebrated for her great beauty who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".Lamarr also co-invented – with composer George Antheil – an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless...
, Austrian-born American actress - Hedvig Raa-WinterhjelmHedvig Raa-WinterhjelmHedvig Charlotta Raa-Winterhjelm, née Forssman, , was a Swedish actor active in Sweden, Norway and Finland...
, Scandinavian actress
In other fields:
- Hedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village, TexasHedwig Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census.The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hedwig Village addresses; "Hedwig Village" is not an acceptable city designation for mail addressed to places in Hedwig...
, city in Harris County, Texas, United States - Johann HedwigJohann HedwigJohann Hedwig , also seen as Johannes Hedwig or Latinised as Joannis Hedwig, was a German botanist notable for his studies of mosses , in particular the observation of sexual reproduction in the cryptogams.He was born in Romania, and studied medicine at the University of Leipzig,...
, German botanist - Hedwig glassHedwig glassHedwig glasses or Hedwig beakers are a type of glass beaker originating in the Middle East or Norman Sicily and dating from the 10th-12th centuries AD. They are named after the Silesian princess Saint Hedwig , to whom three of them are traditionally said to have belonged. So far, a total of 14...
, a type of glass of uncertain origin dating from some time in the 10th-12th centuries AD - HedwigHedwigHedwig is a German female given name. The name originates from Old High German Hadwig, Haduwig . Hedy is an Anglicised diminutive of the name...
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