33%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Germanic (Latinized) [1] Meaning & History Germanic name derived from the elements hadu meaning "battle, combat" and wit meaning "wide". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootshaþu/hadu + wid/witOther Languages & CulturesHawise(Medieval English) Categories sizes, war Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 797.
