The first time I saw this name was in the book of the same name.

Meaning behind name heidi. A meaning pearl. Given Name Descendant Driscoll Irish. Its not Winnie-the-Pooh at all even though I do love Winnie-the-Pooh the 38.

German diminutive of Adelheid. It also coincides with the German word meaning heath. The meaning noble fits the name very well.

Heidi is a really cute name. There are no less than ten different variations of Hailey on the current Most Popular list but this is the spelling that brought it into the Top 10 of 2010 although it has recently dipped a bit in popularity. Swiss short form of Adelaide or Adelheid.

Hebrew form of Semitic bal meaning lord master possessor. In German Baby Names the meaning of the name Greta is. The modern German form is Adelheid famously the first name of Queen Adelaide for whom many places throughout the former British Empire were named.

Meanings German Baby Names Meaning. The name Leia has a variety of meanings depending on which culture youre leaning towards In Ancient Rome which is now modern Italy the name. The meaning origin and history of the given name Heida.

This is the name of the title character in the childrens novel Heidi 1880 by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The heroine of this book was originally named Adelheid after her mother. For example the name Heidi in German resembles Heidekraut which is the German word for the Heather shrubs though the name Heidi is usually thought to mean of noble birth.