Name: Jadwiga
Gender: Female
Usage: Jadwiga is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Jadwiga are in general originating from Czech Republic, Poland.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jadwiga is: Battle, The contentious one.
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Numerology of the first name Jadwiga: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Jadwiga is ranked on the 16,725th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 13300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Jadwiga has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Jadwiga (Polish pronunciation: [jadˈviɡa]; diminutive Jadzia [ˈjadʑa]) is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German Hedwig (compounded from hadu, "battle", and wig, "fight").
Polish form of Hedwig. St Jadwiga (c.1174–1243) was born in Bavaria of Moravian descent, the daughter of the Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia. St Elizabeth of Hungary was her niece. When she was twelve she was married to the Duke of Silesia, head of the Polish royal family. She did much to foster Christianity in Poland. The Blessed Jadwiga (1371–99) was a later queen of Poland who converted many Lithuanians to Christianity, starting with her husband, Władysław Jagiełło, Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Short form: Wiga.
Pet form: Wisia.
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