Girl name Polish origin Christian Catholic tradition

Jadwiga

yahd-VEE-gah · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
battle;refuge in war
Language
Polish
Culture
Polish
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

1922 rank#3512
1922 births9
Peak year1917
First appeared1912
Total US births85
1917 peak19121915191719201922
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JadziaWisia
Alternate spellings
Hedwig
In other languages
Hedwig (German)Edwige (French)Hedvig (Swedish)

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Notable people named Jadwiga

Saint Jadwiga (Queen of Poland)
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