Best Nicknames

Origin: German

Meaning: “contention, strife”
English version of Hedwig

Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Heda, Heddi, Heddie, Hedi, Hedvig, Hedvige,
Hedwig, Hedwiga, Hedy, Hetta

Hedda TV and Movie Quotes:
“Can’t I call you Hedda – even when we’re alone together?”
Hedda Gabler (1981)
“You walked out on my Hedda in Helsingborg …”
A Little Night Music (1990)
“I know you weren’t yourself when you did this, Hedy.”
Single White Female (1992)

Famous people named Hedda or its variants

1. Hedda Berntsen (b. 1976), Norwegian skiiing champ
2. Hedda Hopper (1885-1966), American actress, gossip columnist
born Elda Furry
3. Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000), Austrian-American actress
born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
 

 
Hedda Middle Names
Hedda Bronwyn
Hedda Earlene
Hedda Jane
Hedda Paulette
Hedda Susan