What does Heidi mean?

Heidi means "of a noble kind; comrade"

How do we pronounce Heidi?

Heidi \hei-di, he-idi\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Heidi is pronounced HHAYDiy (English, German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Heidi: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Heidi?

Heidi is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish. The name Heidi means 'of a noble kind'. Derived from adal which means 'noble, honorable' ; heit which means 'kind, sort, type'. The name was first popularized by Johanna Spyri's children's book Heidi (1880) in which Adelheid alias Heidi was the titular character. The 1937 film version starring Shirley Temple as Heidi further established the name in the USA. Heidi is a shortening of what does the name Adelaide mean (English and Italian). Heidi is also a diminutive of name Adelheid origin (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian) in the Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages. Heidi is also a diminutive of meaning of Hildegard (English and German) in the Dutch, English, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish languages. Heidi has 22 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name nicknames for Heid, Heida name, name Heidee origin, Heidey meaning and origin, Hidea pronounciation, short names for Hidee, Hidey meaning of name, name Hidi meaning, name Hidie, name Hidy, Hydee meaning of name, Hydey meaning, Hydi meaning, Hydie definition, and Hydy name popularity. Other English forms the spelling variants Haidee name variations, Heide meaning (used in German too), Heidie definition, meaning of Heidy (used in Dutch and German too), and name Hiedi meaning. Haydee meaning and origin (German) and Heiki meaning (Hawaiian) are variants of Heidi that are used in foreign languages. Heidi is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity grew from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1974, 0.299% of baby girls were named Heidi. It had a ranking of #60 then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #303 with a usage of only 0.054%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Heidi was 50% more frequently used than the next most popular name, Adelaide meaning of name, in 2010.

A famous person named Heidi is Model Heidi Klum, born 1 June 1973, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.

List of baby names Heidi:

baby name Heidee, Heidey name variations, Heidie pronounciation (English), meaning of Heidy (Dutch, English, and German), meaning of Hidi, name Hidy origin, Hydee name, baby name Hydey, name Hydi origin, Hydie pronounciation, Hydy definition, Hada meaning of name (English, Spanish, and Hebrew), baby name Hadah, nicknames for Hadda (English), name Haddah meaning, Hadee meaning, name Hadeiyah, short names for Hadhi (African and Swahili), Hadi name variations (Arabic), and Hadie meaning.

The baby name Heidi fun facts:

The name Heidi in reverse order is "Idieh".

The numerological value of the name Heidi is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Heidi?

Heidi is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.06%
20090.06%
20080.06%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames