Name Element WIG

Meaning & History

Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "war, battle".

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Other Languages & Cultureswīgą(Old Germanic) víg, vir(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsÆlfwig, Eadwig, Wigberht, Wigheard, Wigmund, Wigstan(Anglo-Saxon) Guiomar(Arthurian Romance) Koldobika(Basque) Loïc(Breton) Lluís, Lluïsa(Catalan) Alojz, Alojzija, Alojzije(Croatian) Alois, Hedvika, Ludvík(Czech) Hedvig, Louise, Ludvig(Danish) Hedwig, Lodewijk, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Ludovicus, Hadewych(Dutch) Aloysius, Lewis, Louis, Louisa, Louise, Wyatt, Wystan(English) Ludoviko(Esperanto) Loviise(Estonian) Hedvig, Helvi, Heta, Hillevi, Loviisa(Finnish) Hlūdwīg(Frankish) Edwige, Loïc, Louis, Louise, Ludovic(French) Lois(Galician) Alois, Hartwig, Hedwig, Louisa, Louise, Ludwig, Luise, Wigbert, Aloisia, Aloysia, Heilwig(German) Chlodovech, Clodovicus, Hadewig, Hailwic, Hardwic, Hartwig, Heilwig, Hludwig, Ludovicus, Wigberht, Wigbrand, Wigburg, Wighard, Wigmar(Germanic) Louiza(Greek) Alajos, Hedvig, Lajos, Lujza(Hungarian) Lúðvík(Icelandic) Alaois(Irish) Alvise, Edvige, Lodovico, Ludovica, Ludovico, Luigi, Luigia, Luisa, Aloisio(Italian) Ludis, Ludvigs(Latvian) Jadvyga, Liudvika, Liudvikas(Lithuanian) Ruiha(Maori) Wybert, Wymond, Wyot(Medieval English) Aloys, Aloysius(Medieval Occitan) Hedvig, Louise, Lovise, Ludvig(Norwegian) Loís(Occitan) Hlūdawīgą, Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Alojzy, Jadwiga, Ludwik, Ludwika, Luiza(Polish) Aloísio, Guiomar, Luís, Luísa(Portuguese) Luiz, Luiza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Luiza(Romanian) Liùsaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Alojz, Alojzia, Hedviga, Lujza(Slovak) Alojz, Alojzij, Alojzija, Hedvika, Ludvik(Slovene) Guiomar, Luis, Luisa, Xiomara(Spanish) Hedvig, Hillevi, Louise, Lovisa, Ludvig, Lovis(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsLudvigsen(Danish) Alvey, Lewis, Wyatt, Wyman(English) Louis(French) Ludwig(German) Alò, Aloi, Aloia, Aloisi(Italian)
Place Name DescendantsLouisiana(English) Louisiane(French)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wīg, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022