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Gender: Female Pronunciation: ed-WEEG Meaning of Edwige: "war" Origin of Edwige: French from German Hedwig

Edwige Origin and Meaning

The name Edwige is a girl's name of French origin meaning "war".

Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat highlighted this sophisticated, chignon-wearing choice for literate parents.

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Famous People Named Edwige

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Edwige Feuillere, French film star
Edwige Fenech, French-born Italian actress

Pop Culture References for the name Edwige

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Marie-Edwige, character in Le petit Nicolas by Rene Goscinny
The pronunciation is actually "ED-VEEZH"

Nicknames & Variations for Edwige

Edwidge, Edvig, Edwig

Edwige's International Variations

Edvige (Italian) Hedwig (German)

Comments

Kiki Says:

2016-09-27T15:52:24

That's how I pronounce it in English, in French it is pronounced ed-veezh.
*note that "zh" sounds like a soft "j".

SimoneKadele Says:

2015-07-16T02:48:15

My friend said it's ed-WEEJ

Zelliew Says:

2015-06-29T00:59:05

It's a bit too close to earwig for me