my mum says my name is german but l don't know?
do you?
2006-11-28 02:19:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's german yea do you now the animated comic of Heidi the little girl?that was german too :P Oh and nice name!
2006-11-28 02:23:17 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well Swissgerman and German are basically the same languages (just the way you speak it and some words differ, comparable to american english and english, just that the swiss accent is hard to understand for some germans), so yes, it is a german or if you want you could also say its a swiss name. But as I said, thats basically the same. And I dont know any specifically swiss names, so I would guess the names in Switzerland and in Germany are the same.
2006-11-28 02:41:54 · answer #2 · answered by dorotti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heidi is German. It's a shortened form of Adelheid, which means noble heath. These days you'll find both Adel and Heidi used as names in their own right.
2006-11-28 05:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is used in all German speaking countries. But the famous Heidi, in Johanna Spyri's book, was really called Adelheid, a name she detested, and Heidi was the shortened form.
2006-11-28 02:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes the name Heidi is in fact german.
2006-11-28 02:22:08 · answer #5 · answered by sk8er_girl 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Heidi is a Germanic origin name it means PRINCESS.
Check it out:http://greetingsforever.tuparada.com/names/detailname.aspx?n=Heidi&id=5615&idletter=650&cletter=H
2006-11-28 02:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely Germanic, and the pronunciation of the 'ei' as "aye" does point to German rather than Dutch or Scandinavian sources.
2006-11-28 05:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a german name. It's a short form of the german names Heidrun, Heidemarie and Adelheid.
2006-11-28 03:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by jay_blue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know Heidi Klum is from germany...
But orginally name come from Switzerland....
2006-11-28 02:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by Peace 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
absolutely ya ...
heidi is very beautifull name
2006-11-28 21:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by Stalwart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋