In the world, Hedwig (Hedwig 
, Хедвиг 
, הדוויג 
) is a common female forename. The forename Hedwig is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a common female name, Austria, where it is quite a rare female name, and Namibia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Brazil. Very seldom, Hedwig is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Hedwig | Austria, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, United States |
| Хедвиг | Russia, Bulgaria |
| הדוויג | Israel |
Hedwig is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hedwig Bronski , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; Hedwig , the Harry Potter’s owl; Hedwig of Malleore , the fictional queen from the Witcher series; Hedwig Harmsen , character in Goede tijden, slechte tijden and Hedwig , the operatic character in the opera Pique Dame by Franz von Suppé; in love with and loved by Emil, among other works.
| hedwig Saxon noble woman, DE (b. 778) |
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hedwig of saxony Mother of Hugh Capet (b. 922) |
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| hedwig von nordgau Countess of Luxembourg, LU (b. 922) |
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| hedwig von nellenburg Peerage person ID=569119 (b. 995) |
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| hedwig of france, countess of nevers daughter of Robert II of France (b. 1003) |
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| hedwig de montagu gravin van tei Peerage person ID=593368 (b. 1035) |
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| hedwig von wolhusen (b. 1050) |
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hedwig von ballenstedt German Margrave of Meissen (b. 1140) |
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| hedwig of gudensberg German noblewoman (1098-1148) (b. 1098) |
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hedwig of bohemia Peerage person ID=9011 (b. 1154) |
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| hedwig of formbach (b. 1100) |
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hedwig von andechs Duchess of Silesia (1174–1243), DE (b. 1174) |
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| hedwig of hungary Peerage person ID=114063 (b. 1150) |
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| hedwig Duchess of Poland (b. 1150) |
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| hedwig of meissen (1200-1249) (b. 1200) |
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