Hedwige
Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". The name is on record since the 9th century, with Haduwig, a daughter of Louis the German.
Meaning & Origin of Hedwige
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". The name is on record since the 9th century, with Haduwig, a daughter of Louis the German.
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The Story of Hedwige
Hedwige first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1893, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1893: 7 births, good for #1,175 nationwide. Hedwige last appeared in the published SSA data in 1893, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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About the name Hedwige
Hedwige is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Hedwige's peak popularity came in 1893 when it ranked #1,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Hedwige's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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