Heidi

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪdi/ Rhymes: -aɪdi === Proper noun === Heidi A female given name from the Germanic languages. == Cebuano == === Alternative forms === Hydee === Etymology === Borrowed from English Heidi, from Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhajdi/ [ˈhaɪ̯.d̪ɪ] Hyphenation: Hei‧di === Proper noun === Heidi (Badlit spelling ᜑᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages] == Danish == === Etymology === From German Heidi. === Proper noun === Heidi a female given name from German === References === [2] 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 German Heidi, also seen as a variant of Hedi, from Hedvig. === Proper noun === Heidi a female given name == Faroese == === Etymology === Ultimately, from Alemannic German Heidi. === Proper noun === Heidi f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Heidi: Heidiarson daughter of Heidi: Heidiardóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Heidi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhei̯di/, [ˈhe̞i̯di] Rhymes: -eidi Syllabification(key): Hei‧di Hyphenation(key): Hei‧di === Proper noun === Heidi a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== The most common name of women born in Finland in 1979–1983. ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Heidi is the 15th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,166 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,502 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Etymology === Originally a Swiss German diminutive of Adelheid +‎ -i === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯di/ === Proper noun === Heidi f (proper noun, genitive Heidis or Heidi, plural Heidis) a female given name 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: ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Heide, Heidemarie == Norwegian == === Etymology === From German Heidi at the end of the 19th century. === Proper noun === Heidi a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [3] 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 German Heidi. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Heidi c (genitive Heidis) a female given name == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Heidi, from Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhajdi/ [ˈhaɪ̯.d̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ajdi Syllabification: Hei‧di === Proper noun === Heidi (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) a female given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages] ==== Related terms ==== Hydee