"Heidi" meaning in German

See Heidi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhaɪ̯di/
Etymology: Originally a Swiss German diminutive of Adelheid + -i Etymology templates: {{suffix|de||-i}} + -i Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f,s.gen:s:-}} Heidi f (proper noun, genitive Heidis or Heidi, plural Heidis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,s.gen:s:-}} Forms: Heidis [genitive], Heidi [genitive], Heidis [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Heidi [nominative, singular], Heidis [definite, nominative, plural], Heidis [genitive, singular], Heidi [genitive, singular], Heidis [definite, genitive, plural], Heidi [dative, singular], Heidis [dative, definite, plural], Heidi [accusative, singular], Heidis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine, proper-noun Categories (topical): German female given names, German given names Related terms: Heide, Heidemarie
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          "text": "„Willst du lieber Heidi heißen, oder Adelheid?“ fragte Klara.\n„Ich heiße nur Heidi und sonst Nichts“, war Heidi's Antwort.\n„So will ich dich immer so nennen“, sagte Klara; „der Name gefällt mir für dich, ich habe ihn aber nie gehört, ich habe aber auch nie ein Kind gesehen, das so aussieht wie du.",
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          "text": "„Willst du lieber Heidi heißen, oder Adelheid?“ fragte Klara.\n„Ich heiße nur Heidi und sonst Nichts“, war Heidi's Antwort.\n„So will ich dich immer so nennen“, sagte Klara; „der Name gefällt mir für dich, ich habe ihn aber nie gehört, ich habe aber auch nie ein Kind gesehen, das so aussieht wie du.",
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