|
HEIDI
|
|
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Pronounced: HIE-dee (German, English) [key]
|
|
German diminutive of ADELHEID. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel 'Heidi' (1880) by Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple. |
|
|
