Meaning 
The name Hedwig has the following meaning: Warfare, struggle, strife. It maintained a very low profile and was almost unheard of in English-speaking countries, until the success of the seven-part series of Harry Potter books.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Hedwig is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Hedwig in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Hedwig is pronounced as hehd-weeg Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Hedwig and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hedwig: Boys - Arnold, Barron, Bertram, Evert, Hoover, Hubert, Kelby, Girls - Wilda, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Hedwig: Edvige (Italian), Haduwig, Hadvig, Hadwig, Heda, Hedda, Heddi, Heddie, Hedi, Hedvig (Scandinavian), Hedviga, Hedvige, Hedvika (Czech), Hedwiga, Hedwige, Hedy (Dutch), Jadwiga (Polish)
Style 
We think the name Hedwig should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Hedwig to be: A sharp and intelligent, loyal personIn one word, you might describe Hedwig as a(n) " sharp" person. See other "sharp" names for girls.
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