Heidi is a feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It is an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: Adelaide), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth". The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 Shirley Temple movie adaptation of the novel. In German-speaking countries, Heidi is also used as a diminutive for other names, such as Heidrun, Heidelinde and Heidemarie.
Heidi Andersson (born 1981), Swedish armwrestlerHeidi Andreasen (born 1985), Faroese swimmerHeidi Androl (born 1980), candidate for The Apprentice:Los Angeles (US Season 6, 2005)Heidi Astrup (born 1972), Danish handball playerHeidi Baker (born 1959), American missionary in AfricaHeidi Barrett, Californian winemakerHeidi Becker, Austrian Playboy PlaymateHeidi Behrens-Benedict, American politicianHeidi Berry (born 1958), American singer-songwriterHeidi Biebl (born 1941), former German alpine skierHeidi Blickenstaff (born 1971), American actressHeidi Bohay (born 1959), American actressHeidi Burge (born 1971), retired American women's basketball playerHeidi Chu (born 1977), former Miss Hong Kong contestantHeidi Collins (born 1967), CNN correspondentHeidi Cortez (born 1981), American modelHeidi W. Durrow (born 1969), American authorHeidi-Elke Gaugel (born 1959), German athleteHeidi Fleiss (born 1965), former American procuressHeidi Foss, Canadian TV writerHeidi Grande Røys (born 1967), Norwegian politicianHeidi Groskreutz (born 1981), American ballroom dancerHeidi Harley (born 1969), American linguistHeidi Harris, American radio personalityHeidi Hautala (born 1955), Finnish politicianHeidi Heitkamp (born 1955), American senator (D-ND)Heidi Herzon, American TV producerHeidi Hollinger (born 1968), Canadian photographerHeidi Julavits, American authorHeidi Kabel (1914–2010), German musician and actressHeidi Klum (born 1973), German supermodel and host of Project RunwayHeidi Kozak (born 1963), American actressHeidi Larssen (born 1951), Norwegian politicianHeidi Lee Morgan (born 1967), American female professional wrestlerHeidi Lenhart (born 1973), American actressHeidi Lucas (born 1977), American actressHeidi Lück (born 1943), German politicianHeidi MacDonald, American journalistHeidi Mark (born 1971), American Playboy PlaymateHeidi Miller (born 1950s), American female bodybuilderHeidi Mollenhauer, voice actorHeidi Montag (born 1986), actress in The HillsHeidi Mueller (born 1982), American actressHeidi Murkoff, American authorHeidi Neumark (born 1954), American spiritual writerHeidi Newfield (born 1970), American country music singer and former frontwoman of "Trick Pony"Heidi Parviainen (born 1979), Finnish singer and songwriterHeidi Pelttari (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey playerHeidi Postlewait, former UN social workerHeidi Puurula, Finnish singerHeidi Rakels (born 1968), Belgian judokaHeidi Range (born 1983), member of British girl group SugababesHeidi Ravven (born 1952), American professorHeidi Roizen (born 1958), American businesswomanHeidi Sager (born 1939), German-Australian canoeistHeidi Schmid (born 1938), German fencerHeidi Schüller (born 1950), German athleteHeidi Sorenson, Danish-Canadian Playboy PlaymateHeidi Sørensen (born 1970), Norwegian politicianHeidi Sørensen, member of Danish musical duo S.O.A.P.Heidi Støre (born 1972), Norwegian footballerHeidi Sundal (born 1962), Norwegian handball playerHeidi Swedberg (born 1966), American actressHeidi Talbot (born 1980), Irish folk singerHeidi Thomas (born 1962), English screenwriter and playwrightHeidi Tjugum (born 1973), Norwegian handball playerHeidi TurnerHeidi Valkenburg, Australian actressHeidi VanDerveer (born 1964), American basketball coachHeidi Alice Voight, Miss Connecticut in 2006Heidi Von Gunden, American musicologistHeidi Williams (born 1981), American Attorney, JudgeHeidi Wunderli-Allenspach (born 1947), Swiss biologist and first women rektor of ETH ZurichHeidi Zeigler (born 1979), American child actressHeidi Zeller-Bähler (born 1967), Swiss alpine skierHeidi Zimmer, American hearing-impaired mountain climberHeidi Zurbriggen (born 1967), Swiss alpine skier