Hede

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Male Male Name

Usage

Sweden Swedish

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Origin and Meaning

Swedish name of uncertain origin; theories include

1) Male form of Heda [1]

2) Pet form of names beginning with Hed- (see also HEID, HAD) [1]

3) Transferred use of surnames and placenames containing the Swedish word hed = 'heath' (see HETH) [1]

Related Names

Hede Swedish

Grammar

Sweden - Swedish
Nominative: Hede
Genitive: Hedes

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

Strongest Period of Usage

Predominant Regional Usage

Trivia

  • Sweden: In January 1973, 15 people were named Hede (percentage of first or only given name: 7 %) [3]

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Hede.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judith Ahrholdt: Nordic Names - www.nordicnames.de (2004-2024).
  2. Riksarkivet/SVAR - Svensk arkivinformation: Sveriges befolkning 1990
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sture Allén/Staffan Wåhlin: Förnamnsboken (1979)