The first name Edwidge

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About the first name Edwidge

Meaning

The name Edwidge is a form related to Edwige and shares its traditional meaning: “battle” or “war” combined with an old Germanic element.

Historical origin

Edwidge belongs to the same name family as Edwige. The name Edwige comes from Germanic Hadwig or Hedwig, a medieval name spread in Central Europe and later in French.

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In archival records, Edwidge may coexist with Edwige or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ed-widjɛdw.idʒ

Frequency of the first name Edwidge by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Edwidge by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EdwidgeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Edwidge in baptisms by year.10075502501760179118221853188419151760–1764 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 20 baptisms1820–1824 38 baptisms1825–1829 34 baptisms1830–1834 48 baptisms1835–1839 54 baptisms1840–1844 50 baptisms1845–1849 68 baptisms1850–1854 36 baptisms1855–1859 40 baptisms1860–1864 26 baptisms1865–1869 16 baptisms1870–1874 32 baptisms1875–1879 16 baptisms1880–1884 10 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms

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