Heidi - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Heidi \he(i)-di\ is pronounced HYE-dee. Short form of Adelaide or Adelheid (Old German) "exalted nature". Literary: the name of a girl of the Swiss Alps in Johanna Spyri's beloved children's novel "Heidi".

Heidi has 6 variant forms: Haidee, Heida, Heide, Heidey, Heidy and Hydee.

Baby names that sound like Heidi are Hedi and Heddi.

Heidi is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Heidi. Click here to compare Heidi with related baby names.