Origin of the name Hedda

1. Origin of names
2. Hedda

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

Name equivalents in different languages

cz: Hedva, Hedvicka, Hedvika
de: Edvige, Hedda, Hedwig
en: Hedda, Hedy, Jagoda
fr: Edwige, Havoye, Hedwige
hu: Hedvig
it: Edda, Edvige
li: Jadvyga
pl: Iga, Jadwiga, Jadwisia
ru: Iadia, Iadviga
sk: Hedviga