Thoughts on Heidi?

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Last minute addition to our very short list, thoughts?

Oh and Sylvia.

No, not for me. Cute is not a good thing.

I really like it.

Prefer it to Evelyn.

like it

I don't like it always wondered why I don't as no bad associations and I loved the Heidi books as a child.

I’ve taught 2 and have both been lovely girls! It’s cute but I think it still works as an adult

Very cutesy.

It's ok. I think of it as a bit boring.

I dislike it a lot

It’s funny people are calling it cutesy because if anything I think it’s quite a harsh sounding name! Which is where my reservation comes from…

Big fan. Go for it.

Not a fan. Makes me think Heidi Hi (I guess only a select few will see the ref!)

I know of two though - one is 7 and one is 47. Both lovely.

I know a lovely Heidi. Not even European but from the Philippines (sp?).

I always associate names with the wonderful - or less so - people I've met in life.

Love it. But l maybe biased.

If she lives in the Alps and has a friend called Peter who herds goats it might work

I like it. It is a feminine name but one that is still strong.

It's not my favourite name but it is quite nice.

Out of interest, how is everybody pronouncing it?

I would always say it like the verb to hide with a y on the end - "hide-ee"

However my sisters good friend has a lovely daughter, age 12, and her mum always stresses the fact that it is pronounced like the word high. "High-dee"

I always thought that was in unusual and that she would have a battle on her hands insisting on that pronunciation.

Maybe I'm misreading it, but the pronunciations you describe sound just the same to me.

It’s a wonderful name. Not at all cutesy to me.

Sorry I think anyone from a certain era such as grandparents will be mentally adding on -hi to the name. It was the first thing I thought of tbh, it’s actually a lovely name but the sound of it is forever associated with that TV programme in my head.

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It's not my favourite name but it is quite nice.

Out of interest, how is everybody pronouncing it?

I would always say it like the verb to hide with a y on the end - "hide-ee"

However my sisters good friend has a lovely daughter, age 12, and her mum always stresses the fact that it is pronounced like the word high. "High-dee"

I always thought that was in unusual and that she would have a battle on her hands insisting on that pronunciation.

I would say Hi-dee.

But actually how are they even different?!

Love it. Was on our list for DD3.

Love it

I love it.

Also seeing hidey and high-dee as the same. Is it about the stress? HI-dee vs hi-DEE? I'd put the stress on the first syllable.

Bear in mind it's originally short for Adelheid, which is pronounced ah-del-hide with the stress on the Ah. But it can be a name in its own right these days.

I know a really lovely adult Heidi, so the name has a good association for me.