In the entire world, Jadwiga (Jadwiga 
, Ядвига 
, Ядвіга ) is a common feminine first name. The forename Jadwiga is habitual in Poland, where it is quite a common female name, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Eastern Europe, particularly Poland, Ukraine, and Russia. More frequently, Jadwiga is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Jadwiga | Germany, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Poland |
| Ядвига | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| Ядвіга | Ukraine, Belarus |
| Jadviga | United Kingdom, Belarus, Brazil, United States, Latvia |
Jadwiga is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jadwiga Pawlowa , the operatic character in the opera Polenblut, Polish Blood; 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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jadwiga kaliska Polish noble, PL (b. 1266) |
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| jadwiga barnimówna (b. 1250) |
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jadwiga żagańska 14th-century Polish queen consort, PL (b. 1340) |
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jadwiga andegaweńska Queen of Poland (1384–1399), HU (b. 1374) |
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| jadwiga legnicka Duchess of Poland, PL (b. 1351) |
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jadwiga jagiellonka Polish princess, PL (b. 1408) |
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| jadwiga z melsztyna PL (b. 1388) |
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| jadwiga of masovia (b. 1392) |
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jadwiga jagiellonka Polish princess (1457-1502), PL (b. 1457) |
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jadwiga jagiellonka Electress Of Brandenburg (1513-1573), PL (b. 1513) |
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| jadwiga sienieńska (b. 1500) |
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| jadwiga tarło Polish noble (b. 1550) |
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| jadwiga firlejowa (b. 1573) |
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jadwiga sapieżyna (1806-1890), PL (b. 1806) |
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jadwiga lubomirska (1815-1895), PL (b. 1815) |
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