heidi
/ˈhaɪdi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.44 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Example Sentences
- ""Heidi?" Kurtz echoed. "Heidi? That's a damned odd name for an English elder sister, isn't it?" "Not for Heidi, it isn't," she replied buoyantly, and scored an immediate laugh from the kids beyond the lighting. Heidi because her parents went to Switzerland for their honeymoon, she explained; and Switzerland was where Heidi was conceived. "Among the edelweiss," she added, with a sigh."
- "But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online."
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).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Heidi