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Heidi

/ˈhaɪdi/

Heidi proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Heidi

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • "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...1983, John le Carré, The Little Drummer Girl, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 142
    • 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...2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian

Examples of Heidi in a sentence

  • 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.1983, John le Carré, The Little Drummer Girl, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 142:
  • 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.2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:

Origin of Heidi

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).

Words formed from Heidi

Words that rhyme with Heidi

Questions about Heidi

What does Heidi mean?
Heidi means a female given name from the Germanic languages.
How do you use Heidi in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is Heidi?
Heidi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Heidi?
Heidi is pronounced /ˈhaɪdi/.

Words near Heidi in the dictionary

  1. Heidenreich
  2. Heidenreiches
  3. Heider
  4. Heiderian
  5. Heiders
  6. Heidi
  7. Heidingsfelder
  8. Heidingsfelders
  9. Heidler
  10. Heidlers
  11. Heidorn

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