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Meaning & Origins
Swiss pet form of Adelheid, the German form of Adelaide. The name is now also popular in the English-speaking world, largely due to Johanna Spyri's children's classic Heidi (1881).
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English and Scottish: patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal, Anglo-Scandinavian forms of the Gaelic name Niall (see Neill). This was adopted by the Scandinavians in the form Njal and was introduced into northern England and East Anglia by them, rather than being taken directly from Gaelic.
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Nicknames & variations
Heide, Heidie, Heidy, Heid, Heida, Heidee, Heiddy, Heideh, Heidii, Heiddi
Nelsen, Nilsen, Nilsson, Nilson, Nelssen, Nels, Nelsson, Nelzen, Nilssen, Nelsestuen
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