Heilwig

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heilwig is a German female given name.

Origin and meaning

It is derived from Old High German heil (intact, whole, healthy) and wig (war, fight).

Variants are: Hillevi (Finnish / Swedish) and Hilla (Finnish).

Name bearers

Heilwig (Eigilwi) (around 800), noble Saxon, wife of Count Welf I , mother of Judith, the second wife of Louis the Pious
Heilwig von Holstein (1400–1436), Countess of Oldenburg
Heilwig von der Lippe (1200–1248), German Cistercian nun, founder of a monastery
Heilwig von der Mehden (1923–1997), German author and columnist
Heilwig Pfanzelter (* 1953), Austrian television presenter, singer and actress

See also

Heilwig-Gymnasium , high school in Hamburg

Individual evidence

^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Heilwig. Retrieved April 23, 2019 .