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Origin and Meaning of Hedvig

Gender

Feminine

Origin of Hedvig

Old German

Usage of Hedvig

Scandinavian

Meaning of Hedvig

The name Hedvig is a Scandinavian form of Hedwig.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Countess Hedvig Ulrika Taube (1714 - 1744), an Estonian-Finnish-Swedish noblewoman and mistress to King Frederick I of Sweden; Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht (1718 - 1763), a Swedish poet, feminist, and salon-hostess.

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