The name Edda is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Edda is: Poetry.
The name Edwige is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Edwige is: Refuge from war.
In German the meaning of the name Hedda is: Refuge in war or struggle. Strife. Vigorous battle maiden. A . The heroine of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gahler'.
Name Hedvika generally means Battle Maiden or Contending War, is of Czech & Slovak origin, Name Hedvika is a Feminine (or Girl) name. .
Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". The name is on record since the 9th century, with Haduwig, a daughter of Louis the German.
Meaning & History. Diminutive of HEDWIG and other Germanic names beginning with the element hadu meaning "battle, combat".
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"). Jadwiga of Greater Poland, Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland.
Old German. Region of origin. Polish. 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").
