In the entire world, Ядвига (Jadwiga 
, Ядвига 
, Jadviga 
, among others...) is a common feminine given name. The first name Ядвига is characteristic of Poland, where it is quite a common girly name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Belarus. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Poland, Russia, and the United States. Much more prevalently, Ядвига is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jadwiga | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Poland, Brazil |
| Ядвига | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Jadviga | United Kingdom, Belarus, United States, Latvia, Brazil |
| Iadviga | Georgia, Ukraine, Brazil, United States |
| Yadviga | United Kingdom, Belarus, United States, France, Brazil |
Ядвига is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jadwiga Pawlowa , the operatic character in the opera Polenblut, Polish Blood; Yadviga Zapolska , the operatic character in the opera Pan Voyevoda by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov; a wealthy widow, aristocrat; Jadwiga , the operatic character in the opera The Haunted Manor by Stanisław Moniuszko; Miecznik's daughter and sister of Hanna; Jadwiga Barykowa and Jadwiga , the operatic character in the opera Manru.
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камиллова, ядвига UA (b. 1867) |
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беганская, ядвига иосифовна Belarus writer (1908-1992), RU (b. 1908) |
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ядвига ивановна рекуть BY (b. 1936) |
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юферова, ядвига брониславовна Russian journalist, RU (b. 1949) |
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| городиская, ядвига Polish sculptor, UA (b. 1905) |
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| ядвига чюрлёните LT (b. 1898) |
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| сангович, ядвига генриховна Soviet Russian ballet dancer, RU (b. 1916) |
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| чернявская, ядвига антоновна BY (b. 1914) |
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| ядвига юлиановна романовская BY (b. 1920) |
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| будай, ядвига иосифовна BY (b. 1922) |
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| путинене, ядвига Lithuanian javelin thrower, LT (b. 1945) |
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| ядвига станиславовна яскевич BY (b. 1949) |
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| комяк, ядвига францевна BY (b. 1950) |
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| скоробогатая, ядвига эдуардовна Belarusian cross-country skier, BY (b. 1968) |
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