Hedwig
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Hedwig is a German female given name. The name originates from old German (hadu = battle, wig = fight). The Polish version of the name is Jadwiga.
Famous Hedwigs:
- Hedwig of Black Ruthenia (+ after 1 December 1405), Princess of Pomerania, possible daughter of Towtiwil, m. 1397/1398 Prince Barnim V of Pomerania
- Saint Hedwig/Jadwiga, Queen of Poland
- Saint Hedwig of Andechs, Duchess of Silesia
- Hedwig, Harry Potter's messenger owl in the novels by J. K. Rowling
- The title character from the movie Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Hedwig Village, Texas, named for nearby Hedwig Road, built on land donated by Hedwig Jankowski Schroeder, an German immigrant.