Hedy

Hedy
Language(s)German
Other names
Variant form(s)Hedwig

Hedy (/ˈhɛdi/) is a German given name, sometimes a diminutive form of Hedwig.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Hedy Bienenfeld (1907–1976), Austrian-American Olympic swimmer
  • Hedy Burress (born c. 1973), American actress
  • Hedy d'Ancona (born 1937), Dutch politician, geographer, and sociologist
  • Hedy Epstein (1924–2016), 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

Fictional characters include:

  • Hedra "Hedy" Carlson/Ellen Besch, in the movie Single White Female
  • Hedy Newman, a character played by Jane Sibbett from the TV sitcom Herman's Head
  • Hedy Wolfe, a Marvel Comics superhero, a friend of fellow superhero Patsy Walker
  • Hedy (opera)

See also

  • Heide (disambiguation)
  • Heidi (disambiguation)
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