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The Name Jadwiga - Origin and Meaning of Jadwiga
  



The Name Jadwiga - Origin and Meaning of Jadwiga


Gender

Feminine

Origin of the Name Jadwiga

Old High German

Usage of the Name Jadwiga

Polish

Meaning of the Name Jadwiga

The name Jadwiga is a Polish form of Hedwig.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Saint Jadwiga (1374 - 1399), a Polish monarch who reigned from 1384 to 1399; Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (1912 - 1980), a Polish tennis player; Jadwiga Wajs (1912 - 1990), a Polish Olympic discus thrower; Nina Siemaszko, whose full name is Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born 1970), a Polish-American actress.
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