Given name
Hedwige
“suffering strife during war”
Hedwige is a variant of Hedwig. One German interpretation is “suffering strife during war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hedwige is a variant of Hedwig. One German interpretation is “suffering strife during war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hedwige is a variant of Hedwig. An origin associated with Hedwig is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hedwige through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 0 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1893
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1893. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hedwige’s family of names
Hedwige has a related form in Hedwig. In French usage, Hedwige has a related form in Edwige.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hedwige
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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