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Hedvig (female)

Variants:Hedvika (F) Hedwig (F) Jadwiga (F)
Pet Name(s):Hedda (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scandinavian variant of the German name Hedwig [q.v.], from Old German "contention" + "war".
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