Given name · also Dutch
Hadewig
Hadewig is a feminine given name from Middle Dutch, ultimately from Old Dutch. It is used in Dutch.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Hadewig comes from Middle Dutch, and ultimately from Old Dutch.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle Dutch Hadewijch, from Old Dutch *Hathowīg.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Hadewig’s family of names
In German usage, Hadewig has a related form in Hedwig. In Dutch usage, Hadewig has a conventional equivalent in the German form Hedwig. In Dutch usage, Hadewig has a related form in HADEWIJCH.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hadewig has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.
Dutchwhere Hadewig comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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