Heidi (given name)

Heidi

Pronunciation	/ˈhaɪdi/
Gender	Female
Language(s)	German
Origin
Meaning	Nobility
Other names
Variant form(s)	Heidrun, Heidelinde and Heidemarie
Related names	Adelheid

Heidi is a Germanic feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It can sometimes be an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: 'Adelaide'), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde, and Heidemarie.

People with the given name

A–F

• Heidi Abel (1929–1986), Swiss television personality
• Heidi Alexander (born 1975), British politician
• Heidi Allen (born 1975), British politician
• Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish armwrestler
• Heidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese swimmer
• Heidi Androl (born 1980), candidate for The Apprentice:Los Angeles (US Season 6, 2005)
• Heidi Astrup (born 1972), Danish handball player
• Heidi Baker (born 1959), American missionary in Africa
• Heidi Balderree, American politician
• Heidi Barrett (born 1958), Californian winemaker
• Heidi Becker-Ramlow (1954–1987), German Olympic diver
• Heidi Behrens-Benedict, American politician
• Heidi Berry (born 1958), American singer-songwriter
• Heidi Biebl (1941–2022), German alpine skier
• Heidi Blickenstaff (born 1971), American actress
• Heidi Bohay (born 1959), American actress
• Heidi Burge (born 1971), American basketball player
• Heidi Cammerlander (born 1942), Austrian politician
• Heidi Chu (born 1977), Miss Hong Kong contestant
• Heidi Collins (born 1967), American correspondent and news anchor
• Heidi Cortez (born 1981), American model
• Heidi Crowter, English disability rights advocate
• Heidi W. Durrow (born 1969), American author
• Heidi-Elke Gaugel (born 1959), German athlete
• Heidi Li Feldman, American law professor
• Heidi Fleiss (born 1965), former American procuress
• Heidi Foss, Canadian TV writer

G–M

• Heidi Gardner (born 1983), American actress and comedian
• Heidi Grande Røys (born 1967), Norwegian politician
• Heidi Groskreutz (born 1981), American ballroom dancer
• Heidi Hadsell, former president of Hartford Seminary
• Heidi Harley (born 1969), American linguist
• Heidi Harris, American radio personality
• Heidi Hautala (born 1955), Finnish politician
• Heidi Hazell (1962–1989), German murder victim
• Heidi Heitkamp (born 1955), American lawyer, and politician
• Heidi Herzon, American TV producer
• Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), Canadian photographer
• Heidi Honeycutt, American film journalist, actress, and film programmer
• Heidi Jensen (born 1966), Danish retired middle-distance runner
• Heidi Julavits (born 1969), American author
• Heidi Kabel (1914–2010), German musician and actress
• Heidi Klum (born 1973), German model
• Heidi Kozak (born 1963), American actress
• Heidi Larssen (born 1951), Norwegian politician
• Heidi Lee, Hong Kong singer
• Heidi Lenhart (born 1973), American actress
• Heidi Lucas (born 1977), American actress
• Heidi Lück (born 1943), German politician
• Heidi Løke (born 1982), Norwegian handball player
• Heidi MacDonald, American journalist
• Heidi Mark (born 1971), American Playboy Playmate
• Heidi Marx, Professor of Religion at the University of Manitoba
• Heidi Miller (born 1950s), American female bodybuilder
• Heidi Safia Mirza (born 1958), British academic
• Heidi Mohr (1967–2019), German footballer
• Heidi Montag (born 1986), American television personality
• Heidi Lee Morgan (born 1967), American female professional wrestler
• Heidi Mueller (born 1982), American actress
• Heidi Murkoff, American author

N–Z

• Heidi Neumark (born 1954), American spiritual writer
• Heidi Newfield (born 1970), American country music singer and former frontwoman of "Trick Pony"
• Heidi Nordby Lunde (born 1973), Norwegian politician
• Heidi Parviainen (born 1979), Finnish singer and songwriter
• Heidi Pelttari (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
• Heidi Postlewait, former UN social worker
• Heidi Puurula (born 1971), Finnish singer
• Heidi Rakels (born 1968), Belgian judoka
• Heidi Range (born 1983), member of British girl group Sugababes
• Heidi Ravven (born 1952), American professor
• Heidi Roizen (born 1958), American businesswoman
• Heidi Ruth (boen 1996), American soccer player
• Heidi Ryom (1955–2013), Danish ballerina and educator
• Heidi Saadiya, Indian journalist and YouTuber
• Heidi Sager (1939–2004), German-Australian canoeist
• Heidi Schanz (born 1972/1973), American-German actress
• Heidi Schmid (born 1938), German fencer
• Heidi Schüller (born 1950), German athlete
• Heidi Shepherd, American singer
• Heidi Sorenson (born 1960), Danish-Canadian Playboy Playmate
• Heidi Sørensen (born 1970), Norwegian politician
• Heidi Soulsby, British politician from Guernsey
• Heidi Steltzer, German-born American scientist
• Heidi Støre (born 1963), Norwegian footballer
• Heidi Sundal (born 1962), Norwegian handball player
• Heidi Swedberg (born 1966), American actress
• Heidi Talbot (born 1980), Irish folk singer
• Heidi Thomas (born 1962), English screenwriter and playwright
• Heidi Tjugum (born 1973), Norwegian handball player
• Heidi Valkenburg, Australian actress
• Heidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American basketball coach
• Heidi von Beltz (1955–2015), German American stuntwoman championship skier, stuntwoman, and actress
• Heidi Von Gunden, American musicologist
• Heidi Weisel (1961/1962–2021), American fashion designer
• Heidi Weng (born 1991), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Heidi Williams (born 1981), American attorney and judge
• Heidi Wunderli-Allenspach (born 1947), Swiss biologist and first women rector of ETH Zurich
• Heidi Yuen (born 1992), Hong Kong athlete
• Heidi Zeigler (born 1979), American child actress
• Heidi Zeller-Bähler (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier
• Heidi Zimmer, American deaf mountain climber
• Heidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier

Fictional characters with the given name

• Heidi Dawson, in 1994 TV movie Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
• Heidi Doody, in American children's TV program Howdy Doody
• Heidi Keppert, in Home Improvement
• Heidi Turner, in South Park animated TV series
• Heidi, in The Sopranos 2007 episode "Kennedy and Heidi"
• Heidi, the titular character of the Swiss children's novel

See also

• Heide (name)