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Hedy...

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 16/06/2013 09:08

I've brought this up before,but I want more opinions.

It might be creeping back on the list,I love the sound of the name,and Hedy Lamarr was pretty inspirational,so....

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DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper · 16/06/2013 09:13

I really like it.

meditrina · 16/06/2013 09:17

Her full name was Hedwig, and HP might have reclaimed that name far enough.

Hedy by itself might lead to sexual teasing.

TheSecondComing · 16/06/2013 09:17

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SoupDragon · 16/06/2013 09:18

Hedy? Really??

It's awful.

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 16/06/2013 09:25

Yes,I knew her full name....it's a shame really...Hedwig is kinda cool.

And yup,I was concerned about the 'head' connotations...ah well,off the list again.

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YDdraigGoch · 16/06/2013 09:30

It's dreadful! And not a name. Soz. Hmm

AnotherLovelyCupOfTea · 16/06/2013 09:45

eeeeoooow due to the expression 'giving head' I think this one should be avoided.

ProphetOfDoom · 16/06/2013 09:54

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ChickensHaveNoEyebrows · 16/06/2013 09:56

How about Edie?

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 16/06/2013 10:33
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Ashoething · 16/06/2013 10:39

I like it-hedy lamarr was a very clever and beautiful woman. I love the name veronica-it was my grandfathers nickname for me as I always used to have my hair like hers over one eye.

TheYamiOfYawn · 16/06/2013 11:05

Hedwig as a middle name?

TravelinColour · 16/06/2013 11:09

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bugsybill · 16/06/2013 12:51

I would advise against this, sorry.

Heidi?

Hedwig3 · 16/06/2013 23:02
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MustafaCake · 16/06/2013 23:22

Awful name IMHO, sounds made up and like Head.

Although Hedwig3 your name is fabulous!

SlumberingDormouse · 17/06/2013 02:00

I really don't like it either - sorry. How about Hetty (Henrietta)? Almost the same sound but without the connotations.

Pinkflipflop · 17/06/2013 09:56

Shocking!

WhiteHairReally · 17/06/2013 21:44

I went to school with a Hedy. It was pronounced 'Hay-d'. I suppose that's how Hedy Lamarr pronounced it? I always thought it was rather elegant and she was proud that she wasn't a Heidi; a name which seems to be gaining in popularity amongst some MN circles.

Fraxinus · 18/06/2013 00:24

Hedi, pronounced hay d, as pp said. Short for Hedvig. I know a lovely one so only has wonderful connotations for me. How about Hermina if you like h names?

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sleepingbeautiful · 18/06/2013 11:06

I work with a very nice Dutch Hedy. It's her actual name, not short for anything. I didn't think anything inappropriate about it, just a name.

YDdraigGoch · 18/06/2013 18:36

Shouldn't it be Heddy anyway? Not Hedy.