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Hedra

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tassellamp · 16/07/2025 17:40

I've loved the name Hedy for a long time, because of Hedy Lamarr, but I do think Hedy is best suited to a nickname. Hedwig I love but I am not German, however I am from Devon (not quite Cornwall) and came across the name Hedra, a Cornish name.

What do people think of Hedra (nn Hedy)?

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DiscoNights · 16/07/2025 18:13

I like it. But I did misread it as Hendra initially (campsite in Cornwall).

WholeHog · 16/07/2025 17:59

Better as a middle name: Polly Hedra.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 16/07/2025 17:57

It makes me think of Single White Female but I don’t hate it.

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 16/07/2025 17:56

Bloody hell no

Edwina? If you can get Ned from Edward I can’t see why you can’t get Hed(y) from Edwina

Whatwouldnanado · 16/07/2025 17:43

In Greek it means the face of a geometric solid.
Not keen.