Hedy

American  

[hed-ee] / ˈhɛd i /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”

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Example Sentences

Not to be confused with movies about Fox News or Hedy Lamarr, “Bombshell” isn’t just a film about the atomic bomb either.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

“Prior to the pandemic, going to school every day was still the norm,” even in the poorest schools, said Hedy Chang, the executive director of Attendance Works.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

“The long-term consequences of disengaging from school are devastating. And the pandemic has absolutely made things worse and for more students,” said Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, a nonprofit addressing chronic absenteeism.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Those setbacks, in turn, also affected attendance, said Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, which worked with Balfanz and Vaughan Byrnes, a senior research associate at the Johns Hopkins center.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

Hedy didn't ask many questions, and he didn't tell her much more.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple