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What does Hedda mean?
Hedda 
as a girls' name is pronounced HED-ah. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Hedda is "contention and strife". Anglicized version of Hedwig. Both are saint's names. Mid-20th-century gossip queen Hedda Hopper.
ASSOCIATED WITH strife (battle), saint, 20th century (modern), queen
Variations
VARIANTS Heda, Heddi, Heddie, Hedi, Hedvig, Hedvige, Hedwig▼, Hedwiga, Hedy, Hetta
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA HEDWIG Edda, Hedviga
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Hadda, ..
(male) Hedha, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hedda Cassidy (H.C.), ..
How popular is Hedda?
Hedda is a rare first name for females. Hedda is also a unique surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hedda reached its top rank of #60 in Sweden in the year 2018. (TOP 100 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Hedda are Hedvig, Hedwig and Hedy. Other forms, like Hedviga, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Hedda reached its highest during 1890-1899 (MEDIAN #1542), but now, the version Hedwig has become somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Hedda is pronounced similarly to Hadee, Hadia, Hadiya, Hadya, Hedia, Hediah, Hedya, Hedyah, Heida, Heidee, Heidey, Heidi▼, Heidy, Huda, Hyday and Hydee. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adda▼, Aeeda, Beda, Fredda, Gerda, Hedlea (see Hadley), Hedly, Hedyla (see Hedy), Heide, Helga, Helia, Hella, Helma, Helsa, Hema, Hena, Henia, Henka, Hera, Herma, Herta, Hilda▼, Hinda, Holda, Hulda▼, Hylda, Hynda, Ieeda, Jedida, Jenda, Kelda, Kenda, Leda, Leida, Lenda, Leoda, Leyda, Meda▼, Neda, Nedda, Nelda▼, Reda, Reeda, Reida, Selda, Tadda, Veda▲, Veeda, Veida, Velda▼, Verda▼, Welda, Wenda, Zelda▲ and Zenda. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hedda.
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