Jadwiga

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Jadwiga means "warfare" or "battle" in Polish.
Pronunciation
YAH-dvee-gah
yad-VYEE-ga
Popularity
Jadwiga is not a commonly used name outside of Poland.

cartoon of the name Jadwiga
Cartoon of Jadwiga

Jadwiga Name meanings & History

Jadwiga means "warfare" or "battle" in Polish. Polish form of Hedwig. This was the name of a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who has recently been canonized as a saint. Jadwiga is used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Jadwiga: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of Jadwiga:

J: Jester,Judicial,Justice,Journal,Journey,Joy

A: Action,Assertive,Argumentative,Angry,Ambitious,Aggressive

D: Doting,Domestic,Demanding,Daddy,Dutiful,Determined

W: Wild,Wonderment,Wishful,Wonderful,Willful

I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate

G: Go-getter,Gregarious,Goof-off,Genuine

Jadwiga is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Queen Jadwiga of Poland, Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish politician and diplomat, Jadwiga Łuszczewska, Polish writer and poet.

2.) Jadwiga (Female)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: (Polish) religious

Other Forms: Jad, Jadwig, Wiga


3.) JADWIGA (Female)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: Popular Polish cognate of Hedwig (war), a compound name composed from the Germanic elements hada (contention) and wig (war, strife). The name was borne by St. Jadwiga (c. 1174-1243), the Moravian wife of the duke of Silesia, and by the Blessed Jadwiga (1371-99), the wife of Wiadysiaw Jagieiia, grand duke of Lithuania. Both women did a great deal to promote Christianity in Poland. Short: Wiga. Pet: Wisa. (YAHD-VEE-GAH)


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