Heidi

heiði English Etymology From Swiss en de Heidi, a pet form of de Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. The name became internationally popular due to the children's book Heidi (1880). en Switzerland en Fictional characters Pronunciation en /ˈhaɪdi/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Heidi.wav Southern England en aɪdi 2 Proper noun s en female Germanic languages. en 1983 w:John le Carré The Little Drummer Girl Pan Books 0330282565 142 "Heidi?" Kurtz echoed. "Heidi? That's a damned odd name for an English elder sister, isn't it?" "Not for Heidi, it isn't," she replied buoyantly, and scored an immediate laugh from the kids beyond the lighting. Heidi because her parents went to Switzerland for their honeymoon, she explained; and Switzerland was where Heidi was conceived. "Among the edelweiss," she added, with a sigh. en April 19, 2012 Josh Halliday Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised? the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/19/free-speech-haven-lawless-cesspool But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013132321/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/19/free-speech-haven-lawless-cesspool 13 October 2026 Derived terms en Speidi Cebuano Alternative forms ceb Hydee Etymology ceb en Heidi, from Swiss ceb de Heidi, a pet form of de Adelheid, equivalent of English en Adelaide and en Alice. Pronunciation haydi ceb Hei di Proper noun haydi ceb female English < Germanic languages Danish Etymology From da de Heidi. Proper noun da proper noun da female German References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 17 830 females with the given name Heidi have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. Estonian Etymology From et de Heidi, also seen as a variant of Hedi, from Hedvig. Proper noun et proper noun et female Faroese Etymology Ultimately, from fo gsw Heidi. Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Heidiarson Heidiardóttir Declension Heidi Heidi Heidi Heidiar Finnish Etymology From fi de Heidi, a pet form of de Adelheid. Pronunciation Proper noun fi female fi 2010 w:fi:Ritva Kokkola Palasin kynnykseltä. Novelleja 86–87 Myllylahti Oy 978-952-202-203-5 Maija-täti sanoi, että heillä päin koirille ei annettu vierasmaalaisia nimiä. Eikä tietysti lapsillekaan. Sitten kun olin käynyt rippikoulun, minua pyydettiin kummiksi. Ehdotin vauvan nimeksi Annea tai Heidiä tai Marikaa. Koulun takia en päässyt ristiäisiin. Pari viikkoa myöhemmin sain valokuvan, johon oli kirjoitettu Kummitädille Eilalta. Aunt Maija had said that they didn't give their dogs foreign names, neither their children. After I completed confirmation school, I was asked to be a godmother. I suggested Anna or Heidi or Marika as the name. I couldn't attend the christening due to confirmation school. A few weeks later I got a photo that read From Eila to grandmother. Usage notes The most common name of women born in Finland in 1979–1983. Declension Heid ä Statistics dvv_20250813 21166 2502 15 References German Etymology Originally a Swiss German diminutive of de Adelheid de -i Pronunciation de /ˈhaɪ̯di/ Proper noun f,s.gen:s:- de female 1880 Johanna Spyri, Heidi's Lehr- und Wanderjahre. Eine Geschichte für Kinder und auch für Solche, welche die Kinder lieb haben (Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha), Chapter 6 (Capitel VI. Ein neues Capitel und lauter neue Dinge), p. 95, translated as Heidi: de „Willst du lieber Heidi heißen, oder Adelheid?“ fragte Klara. „Ich heiße nur Heidi und sonst Nichts“, war Heidi's Antwort. „So will ich dich immer so nennen“, sagte Klara; „der Name gefällt mir für dich, ich habe ihn aber nie gehört, ich habe aber auch nie ein Kind gesehen, das so aussieht wie du. "Would you rather be called Heidi or Adelaide?" asked Clara. "I am never called anything but Heidi," was the child's prompt answer. "Then I shall always call you by that name," said Clara, "it suits you. I have never heard it before, but neither have I ever seen a child like you before. Declension f,s.gen:s:- Related terms de Heide, de Heidemarie Norwegian Etymology From no de Heidi at the end of the 19th century. Proper noun no female References Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7 Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 794 females with the given name Heidi living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. Swedish Etymology From sv de Heidi. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Heidi.wav Proper noun c sv female Tagalog Etymology tl en Heidi, from Swiss tl de Heidi, a pet form of de Adelheid, equivalent of en Adelaide and en Alice. Pronunciation haydi Hei.di Proper noun haydi tl female English < Germanic languages Related terms tl Hydee