Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Heidi

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HEIDI

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English

PRONOUNCED: HIE-dee (German, English) [key]

Meaning & History

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.

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