Heidi (given name)

Heidi is a female given name. It became an extremely popular name after the novel "Heidi" was introduced. The name comes from the name Adelheid, which means "nobility". The name began to be used in English because of the movie. Famous people with the name include Heidi Fleiss and Heidi Montag. A movie with Shirley Temple as the title character was released in 1937.