On the subject of the title, Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than her husband's wife."
Angående titeln skrev Ibsen: "Min intention med att ge den detta namn var att påvisa att Hedda är en personlighet som skall tas snarare som sin pappas dotter än som sin mans fru."