Hedda

Gender Feminine
Usage Norwegian, Swedish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛd.dɑ/(Norwegian) HEHD-dah(Swedish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Hedvig. This is the name of the heroine of the play Hedda Gabler (1890) by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHedvika(Czech) Hedvig(Danish) Hedwig, Hadewych, Hedy(Dutch) Hedvig, Helvi, Heta(Finnish) Edwige(French) Hedwig, Hedy(German) Hadewig(Germanic) Hedvig, Hédi(Hungarian) Edvige, Edda(Italian) Jadvyga(Lithuanian) Jadwiga, Iga, Jadzia, Jaga, Jagienka, Jagna, Jagoda, Jagusia(Polish) Hedviga(Slovak) Hedvika(Slovene)

Popularity

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Name Days

Norway: October 15

Categories

American Horror Story characters, asteroids, diminutives, ends in -da, play titles, saints, stage names, theatre
Entry updated November 16, 2019