Heïdi

\ɛj.di\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\ɛj.di\
Also spelledHeidi

Origin and meaning

From Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. The name became internationally popular due to the children's book Heidi (1880).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark
  • Norway

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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