Haydée

eye-DEH; HAY-dee

Literary name

"modest, reverent"

Haydée Origin and Meaning

The name Haydée is a girl's name meaning "modest, reverent".

The name of the enslaved girl in Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo, this literary name sounds a little like a modern invention. However, it is in fact related to another time-honored literary heroine name: Haidee from Byron's "Don Juan." Bryon was likely inspired by the Greek word aidoios meaning "modest"

Haydée might be considered the Spanish form, pronounced as eye-DEH, though English speakers may still say it as HAY-dee.

Famous People Named Haydée

• Haydee Santamaria Cuban revolutionary
• Haydee Politoff French actress

The name Haydée in Pop Culture

• Haydée character from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
• "Haydee " French comic opera by David Auber