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The name Hedy as a whole name comes from greece- as you can see also in the y and means pleasant and has nothing to do with the german name Hedwig and the nickname Hedi.
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Hedy
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Hedy is also a nn for Hedwig
I am sure many American girls used the American-looking nn Hedy for Hedwig, since Hedwig probably was mispronounced a lot in English (it is not pronounced as "head-wig"). Also, many nn are used as formal names too (cf. Kate, Jack, Sadie, Jamie etc.)
Since I don't know Greek, I can't say anything about a Greek name Hedy.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
I am sure many American girls used the American-looking nn Hedy for Hedwig, since Hedwig probably was mispronounced a lot in English (it is not pronounced as "head-wig"). Also, many nn are used as formal names too (cf. Kate, Jack, Sadie, Jamie etc.)
Since I don't know Greek, I can't say anything about a Greek name Hedy.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
This message was edited 1/27/2006, 2:46 PM
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