The baby name Hedah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEH-dah (approx. /ˈhɛdə/).
Hedah is German, Hebrew, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Hedah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HEH-dah (approx. /ˈhɛdə/).
Hedah is German, Hebrew, Scandinavian in Origin.
Hedah is a rare feminine given name most often treated as a contemporary variant of Heda or Hedda, the pet forms of Hedwig (German) and Hedvig (Scandinavian), and of Czech Hedvika. These trace to Old High German elements hadu “battle, strife” and wig “war,” yielding the traditional sense “warrior in battle.” The name’s core forms have medieval roots across Central and Northern Europe, with renewed notice in the 19th–20th centuries; Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler especially kept the diminutive in use. The final -h in Hedah surfaces in modern English-language records as an ornamental spelling.
Variants and related names include Hedda, Heda, Hedvig, Hedvika, Hedwig, Jadwiga (Polish), Edvige (Italian), and Edwige (French); diminutives such as Hedy and Heda are attested regionally. Some parents also appreciate Hedah’s phonetic echo of Arabic Huda/Hidayah “guidance,” though this reflects a separate etymology. Usual pronunciation: HEH-dah.
Hedah is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 11 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Hedah is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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