Hedda (first name)
Hedda is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The first name Hedda is a short form of the German woman's name Hedwig , which is derived from Old High German "hadu" (New High German "Kampf") and "wīg" (New High German "Kampf" / "Krieg" / "Streit" / "Schlacht") composed. As a shorthand / nickname of the Nordic variant “Hedevig” / “Hedvig”, the name “Hedda” became known through Henrik Ibsen's drama “ Hedda Gabler ” (1890).
name day
- February 19 (Hedwig von Cappenberg)
Name bearer (selection)
Female first name
- Hedda Berntsen (* 1976), Norwegian ski racer
- Marion Hedda Ilse Countess Dönhoff (1909–2002), German publicist
- Hedda Erlebach (* 2006), German voice actress and actress
- Hedda Eulenberg (1876–1960), German translator
- Hedda Herwig (1944–2015), German political scientist
- Hedda Heuser-Schreiber (1926–2007), German doctor, journalist and politician
- Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), American actress
- Hedda Theen-Pontoppidan (1912–2013), German painter and restorer
- Hedda Wagner (1876–1950), Austrian women's rights activist
- Hedda von Wedel (* 1942), German lawyer and politician
- Hedda Zinner (1905–1994), German writer
Male
- Hedda von Wessex († 705), Benedictine monk
Fictional character
- Hedda Gabler , drama by Henrik Ibsen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hedda on behindthename.com (Engl.)