Jadwiga Explained

Jadwiga
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /pl/
Gender:	Female
Region:	Polish
Origin:	Old German
Related Names:	Hedwig, Jadzia, Iga

Jadwiga (pronounced as /pl/; diminutives: Jadzia pronounced as /pol/, Iga) is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German feminine given name Hedwig (variants of which include Hedwiga), which is compounded from hadu ("battle") and wig ("fight").

Jadwiga may refer to:

• Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) (died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland
• Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266–1339), Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland
• Jadwiga of Żagań (before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous)
• Jadwiga of Poland (1374–1399), female monarch of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
• Jadwiga Lenartowicz-Rylko (1910–2010), Polish Catholic physician imprisoned in Ravensbruck.
• Jadwiga Dzido (1918–1985), Polish survivor of Ravensbrück concentration camp
• Jadwiga Jagiellon (disambiguation), several Polish princesses of that name

See also

• Hedwig (disambiguation)
• Hadewijch
• Edwige