Hedi
Hedi , alternatively Hedy , is a given name, mostly female. The name is a German and English variant of Hedwig , derived from hadu (fight). Its origin is also explained with the meaning sweet from the Hebrew or ancient Greek .
The first name is less common - from the Arabic language - in men (for example El Hedi ben Salem ). For the bearers of the Tunisian first name Hédi see under Hadi .
Name bearers
Hedi
- Hedi Flitz (1900–1994), German politician (FDP)
- Hedi Fritz-Niggli (1921–2005), Swiss radiation biologist
- Hedy Gura (1893–1967), German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and singing teacher
- Hedi Höpfner (1910–1988), German dancer, actress and acting teacher
- Hedi Kriegeskotte (* 1949), German actress and radio play speaker
- Hedi Lang (1931–2004), Swiss politician
- Hedi Marek (* 1927), Austrian stage, film and television actress
- Hedi Preissegger (* 1951), Austrian composer and choir director
- Hedi Schoop (1906–1995), German dancer, cabaret artist, sculptor, painter and manufacturer
- Hedi Slimane (* 1968), French fashion designer, artist and photographer
- Hedi Thelen (* 1956), German politician (CDU)
- Hedi Wegener (* 1945), German politician (SPD)
- Hedi Wyss (* 1940), Swiss writer and journalist
Hedy
- Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian swimmer
- Hedy Burress (* 1973), American actress
- Hedy Epstein (1924-2016), German-American civil rights activist
- Hedy Fassler (* 1921 or 1922; † 2012), Austrian operetta singer (soprano) and film actress
- Hedy Gura (1893–1967), German opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and singing teacher
- Hedy Iracema-Brügelmann (1881–1941), German-Brazilian opera singer (soprano)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), Austrian-American film actress and inventor
- Hedy Pfundmayr (1899–1965), Austrian dancer, choreographer and film actress
- Hedy Salquin (1928–2012), Swiss conductor, pianist, painter and poet
- Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), Swiss ski racer
- Hedy Stenuf (1922–2010), Austrian figure skater
See also
HEDI is a trademark of the Sigismund Schwerin doll manufacturer, founded in Breslau in 1844 .