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What does Heidi mean?
Heidi 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced HYE-dee. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Heidi is "exalted nature". Swiss short form of Adelaide or Adelheid. Literary: the name of a girl of the Swiss Alps in Johanna Spyri's beloved children's novel "Heidi" (1881).
STARTS WITH He-
Variations
VARIANTS Haidee, Heida, Heide, Heidee, Heidey, Heidy, Hydee
RELATED FORMS VIA ADELAIDE, ADELHEID Addi, Adi, Aide, Delli
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Heimi, ..
(male) Heiwe, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Heidi Aminah (H.A.), ..
How popular is Heidi?
Heidi is a very popular first name for women (#241 out of 4276, Top 6%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Heidi was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its apex position of #77 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, and is at #351 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Heidi (#351 A YEAR AGO) appearing in the Top 2000 are Adelaide (#298), Aide, Heide and Heidy (#1704). These relations of Heidi reached the top of their popularity 5 decades ago (AVERAGE #1569) and have become much less popular since (#1270, ▼54.4%), with the version Heidi becoming less fashionable. Adelaide is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns in this list.
Similar Names
Heidi▼ is alike in pronunciation to Hadia, Heda, Hedda, Heddi, Heddie, Hedi, Hedia, Hediah, Hedy, Hedya and Huda. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bridi, Didi, Elidi, Heike, Hepzi, Hildi, Nedi, Teddi and Wendi▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Heidi.
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