Jadwiga (; diminutives: Jadzia , Iga) is a
Polish feminine given name. It originated from the
old Germanic
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branch ...
feminine given name
Hedwig (variants of which include Hedwiga), which is compounded from ''hadu'' ("battle") and ''wig'' ("fight").
Jadwiga may refer to:
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Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) (died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland
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Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266–1339), Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland
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Jadwiga of Żagań (before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
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Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga (; 1373 or 137417 July 1399), also known as Hedwig (from German) and in , was the first woman to be crowned as monarch of the Kingdom of Poland. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Born in Buda, she was the youngest daught ...
(1374–1399), female monarch of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
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Jadwiga Lenartowicz-Rylko (1910–2010), Polish Catholic physician imprisoned in
Ravensbruck.
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Jadwiga Dzido (1918–1985), Polish survivor of Ravensbrück concentration camp
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Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation), several Polish princesses of that name
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Jadwiga Rappé (1952–2025), Polish operatic contralto
See also
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Hedwig (disambiguation)
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Hadewijch
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Edwige
References
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Polish feminine given names
Feminine given names