Heide is a German diminutive of Adelheid, which means 'nobility' or 'noble type'. The name also coincides with the German word 'Heide', meaning 'heath', referring to a tract of open and uncultivated land. The town of Heide in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, derives its name from this term, as it was established in the middle of a heath. The name carries connotations of natural beauty and rural simplicity.