Jadwiga
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Jadwiga |
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| Gender | Female |
| Region of Origin | Polish |
| Origin | Old German |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Jadwiga |
Jadwiga or Jadzia is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German Hedwig (compounded from hadu, "battle", and wig, "fight").
- Jadwiga of Poland (1374-1399), Queen of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs
- Jadwiga Jagiellon, several Polish princesses of that name
In fiction:
- Jadzia, a humanoid host of Dax, a symbiont on Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- Jadwiga, a ghost in Esther Friesner's trilogy, Gnome Man's Land. Mother of Yang, a Mongolian ancestral spirit who in life had been the leader of the fictional Cerise Horde after killing her husband when she refused sexual advances. Apparently can do wonderful things with dog meat.
- Jadwigai, a Kaunian character in Harry Turtledove's Darkness series.
