Gender:
Origin:
German
24 famous people named Hedy found on Wikipedia.
2253 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
10013-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
697-th in year 1941
Used in: Dutch, German
A female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”.
Hedy is a German given name and a diminutive form of Hedwig. Notable people with the name include:
Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian swimmer
Hedy Burress (born c. 1973), American actress
Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937), Dutch politician, geographer, and sociologist
Hedy Epstein (born 1924), German-born Jewish-American political activist
Hedy Frank-Autheried (1902–1979), Austrian composer
Hedy Fry (born 1941), Trinidadian-Canadian politician and physician
Hedy Graf (1926–1997), Spanish-born Swiss classically trained soprano
Hedy Iracema-Brügelmann (1879–1941), German operatic soprano of Brazilian birth
Hedy Klineman, American painter
Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000), Austrian-American film actress and inventor
Hedy Schlunegger (1923–2003), Swiss alpine skier
Hedy Scott (born 1946), Belgian-American model and actress
Hedy Stenuf (1922–2010), Austrian figure skater who later competed for France and the United States
Hedy West (1938–2005), American folksinger and songwriter
Form of HedwigL battle, female warrior. Combine of hadu (battle, combat) and wig (war).
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hedy Lamarr | 1914 | Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping |
| 2 | Hedy Burress | 1973 | Actress |
| 3 | Hedy Fry | 1941 | Canadian politician |
| 4 | Hedy Epstein | 1924 | American activist |
| 5 | Hedy West | 1938 | American musician |
| 6 | Hedy d'Ancona | 1937 | Dutch female politician |
| 7 | Hedy Scott | 1946 | American actress |
| 8 | Hedy Schlunegger | 1923 | Alpine skier |
| 9 | Hedy Stenuf | 1922 | Figure skater |
| 10 | Hedy Graf | 1926 | Swiss soprano |
| 11 | Hedy Krissane | 1971 | Italian actor |
| 12 | Hedy Blum | 1931 | |
| 13 | Hedy Kempny | 1895 | Austrian journalist |
| 14 | Hedy Iracema-Brügelmann | 1881 | German operatic soprano |
| 15 | Hedy Klineman | American painter | |
| 16 | Hedy Bienenfeld | 1907 | Swimmer |
| 17 | Hedy Fassler | 1922 | Austrian actor, singer and opera singer |
| 18 | Hedy Frank-Autheried | 1902 | Composer |
| 19 | Hedy Habra | ||
| 20 | Hedy Pfundmayr | 1899 | Austrian actress |
| 21 | Hedy Salquin | 1928 | |
| 22 | Hedy Gura | 1894 | German music educator |
| 23 | Hedy García | 1950 | |
| 24 | Hedy Jolly-Dahlström | 1933 |