Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "war, battle".
Related Items
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)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry wīg, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
