Iga

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Usage：Polish

Meaning & History：

Diminutive of JADWIGA or IGNACJA.

JADWIGA female Polish

Polish form of HEDWIG. This was the name of a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who has recently been canonized as a saint.

HEDWIG female German

From the Germanic name Hadewig, derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "war". This was the name of a 13th-century German saint, the wife of the Polish duke Henry the Bearded. It was subsequently borne by a 14th-century Polish queen (usually known by her Polish name Jadwiga) who is now also regarded as a saint.

IGNACJA female Polish

Polish feminine form of IGNATIUS.

IGNATIUS male Late Roman

From the Roman family name Egnatius, meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin. The spelling was later altered to resemble Latin ignis "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the third bishop of Antioch who was thrown to wild beasts by emperor Trajan, and by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits, whose real birth name was in fact Íñigo.

Names related to Iga：

FULL FORMS

POLISH: Ignacja, Jadwiga

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hadewig

CZECH: Hedvika

DANISH: Hedvig

DUTCH: Hadewych, Hedy

FRENCH: Edwige

GERMAN: Hedwig, Hedy

ITALIAN: Edda, Edvige

LATE ROMAN: Ignatia