HEID

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

*haith- = 'kind, sort, appearance, dignity' ^[1]
*haidu- = 'kind, sort, appearance' ^[2]

*haiðiō = 'brightness, beauty' ^[3]

heiðr = 'bright, clear, cloudless' ^[4] ^[3] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
heiðr = 'honour' ^[4] ^[5]
heiðr = 'heath' ^[4] ^[5] (less certain)

hêth = 'bright, clear' ^[1]

heit = 'kind, sort, appearance' ^[2]

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Adelheid
ALF	see Álfeiðr
ARN	see Arnheiðr
AS	see Ǣshæiðr
BAUG	see Baugheiðr
BJÖRN	see Bjarnheiður
BJÖRT	see Heiðbjört (Norse) and Heidebert (German)
BORG	see Björgheiður or Heiðbjörg
BOT	see Bóthæiðr
BRA	see Heiðbrá
BRITT	see Heibrith
BRUN	see Heiðbrún
BRYN	see Brynheiður
DAG	see Dagheiðr
DAN	see Danheiður
DIS	see Heiðdís
FAST	see Fasthæiðr
FOLD	see Foldheiðr
GEST	see Gestheiður
GRIM	see Grímheiður
GUNN	see Gunnhæiðr
HER	see Heiðar
ING	see Ingheiður
JÓ	see Jóheiður
JOR	see Jórheiðr
LAUF	see Laufheiður
LOF	see Lofnheiðr
LYNG	see Lyngheiðr
MAGN	see Magnheiður
MARR	see Marheiður
MOD	see Móheiðr
NER	see Neriðr
ORM	see Ormheiður
PAUL	see Pálheiður
RAGN	see Ragnheiðr
Reynir	see Reynheiður
RIK	see Heiðrekr
RUN	see Heiðrún
STIG	see Stígheiður
SVAN	see Svanheiður
SVEIN	see Svæinhæiðr
TORF	see Torfheiður
ULF	see Ulfheiðr
VEIG	see Heiðveig
VIG	see Heiðvík
VÖR	see Heiðvør
ÞJOÐ	see Þiúðhæiðr
ÞOR	see Þórhæiðr