HEID

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element (see also HED)

Ancient Germanic

*haith- = 'kind', 'sort', 'appearance', 'dignity'
*haidu- = 'kind', 'sort', 'appearance'

Proto Norse

*haiðiō = 'brightness', 'beauty'

Old Norse

heiðr = 'bright', 'clear', 'cloudless'
heiðr = 'honour'
heiðr = 'heath' (less certain here, see rather HETH)

Old Saxon

hêth = 'bright', 'clear'

Old High German

heit = 'kind', 'sort', 'appearance'

Related Names

See Heiðr and Heidi and Heiðingi

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Adalhaid (German)
ALF	see Alfheiðr (Norse)
ARN	see Arnheiðr (Norse)
AS	see Ǣshæiðr (Norse)
AST	see Ástheiður (Norse)
BAUG	see Baugheiðr (Norse)
BJÖRK	see Heiðbjörk (Norse)
BJÖRN	see Bjarnheiður (Norse)
BJÖRT	see Heiðbjört (Norse) and Heidebert (German)
BORG	see Björgheiður (Norse) and Heiðbjörg (Norse)
BOT	see Bóthæiðr (Norse)
BRA	see Heiðbrá (Norse)
BRITT	see Heibrith (Norse)
BRUN	see Heiðbrún (Norse)
BRYN	see Brynheiður (Norse)
DAG	see Dagheiðr (Norse)
DANI	see Danheiður (Norse)
DANR	see Danheiður (Norse)
DIS	see Heiðdís (Norse)
ELI	see Elheiður (Norse)
ELIN	see Elínheiður (Norse)
ELL	see Elheiður (Norse)
FAST	see Fasthæiðr (Norse)
FOLD	see Foldheiðr (Norse)
GEST	see Gestheiður (Norse)
GISL	see Giselheid (German)
GRIM	see Grímheiður (Norse)
GUNN	see Gunnhæiðr (Norse)
HER	see Heiðar (Norse)
HRAFN	see Hrafnheiður (Norse)
ING	see Ingheiður (Norse)
JÓ	see Jóheiður (Norse)
JON	see Jónheiður (Norse)
JOR	see Jórheiðr (Norse)
JARD	see Jordhed (Norse)
LAUF	see Laufheiður (Norse)
LAUG	see Heiðlaug (Norse) and Laugheiður (Norse)
LIND	see Heidelinde (German)
LÓ	see Heiðlóa (Norse)
LOF	see Lofnheiðr (Norse)
LOR	see Heidelore (German)
LYNG	see Lyngheiðr (Norse)
MAGN	see Magnheiður (Norse)
MANN	see Heiðmann (Norse)
MAR	see Heiðmar (Norse)
MARI	see Heidemarie (German)
MARR	see Marheiður (Norse)
MOD	see Móheiðr (Norse)
MÓR	see Móheiðr (Norse)
MUND	see Heiðmundur (Norse) and Mundheiður (Norse)
NER	see Nereiðr (Norse)
NY	see Heiðný (Norse)
ORM	see Ormheiður (Norse)
PAUL	see Pálheiður (Norse)
RAGN	see Ragnheiðr (Norse)
REYN	see Reynheiður (Norse)
RIK	see Heidenreich (German)
ROS	see Heiðrós (Norse)
RUN	see Heiðrún (Norse)
SKARP	see Skarpheiður (Norse)
SOL	see Sólheiður (Norse)
STIG	see Stígheiður (Norse)
SVAN	see Svanheiður (Norse)
SVEIN	see Svæinhæiðr (Norse)
TORF	see Torfheiður (Norse)
ULF	see Ulfheiðr (Norse)
UNN	see Heidun (Norse)
VALD	see Valdheiður (Norse)
VEIG	see Heiðveig (Norse)
VIG	see Heiðvík (Norse)
VÖR	see Heiðvør (Norse)
ÞJOÐ	see Þiúðhæiðr (Norse)
ÞOR	see Þórhæiðr (Norse)

First Element Forms

Hei- Heid- Heið- Heide-

Last Element Forms

-aid -aida -aide -aïde
-edim
-edis
-ei
-eid -eið -eida -eide -eidis -eiðr
-et
-eydis
-eyt
-haid -haidis
-hect
-hed -hedh
-heid -heidh -heiðr -heiður
-heit
-hejd
-het
-hæiðr
-iðr