Hedwige - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Hedwige \he-dwi-ge, hed-wige\ is a variant of Edwige (French, Old German) and Hedwig (Old German), and the meaning of Hedwige is "contention and strife; contention, strife".

The baby name Hedwige sounds like Hedwiga and Hadwig. Other similar baby names are Hedvige and Jadwige.

Hedwige is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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