What is "hedy"

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

Category:German feminine given names