Hedwig is a girl's name of German origin meaning “fight and battle.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Hedwig belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “fight and battle” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hedwig first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #363 in 1891, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 3,077 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hedwig means “fight and battle” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hedwig is a girl name.
Hedwig comes from the German tradition.
Hedwig first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #363 in 1891, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hedwig is pronounced /ˈhɛ.dwɪɡ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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