Gender Feminine

Meaning & History

Old German form of Adelaide.

Related Names

VariantsAdalhaid, Adelais
DiminutiveAda
Other Languages & CulturesAlisa(Bosnian) Alícia(Catalan) Alice(Czech) Alice, Heidi(Danish) Alice, Ada, Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida, Elke(Dutch) Adelaide, Alice, Alicia, Ada, Addie, Addy, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Ali, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alison, Alissa, Alisya, Allie, Allison, Allissa, Ally, Allycia, Allyson, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyson, Alyssa, Alyssia, Della, Elicia, Heidi, Lecia, Lesia, Lisha, Lyssa(English) Aliisa, Alisa, Aada, Ada, Alli, Heidi, Iisa(Finnish) Adélaïde, Alice, Alicia, Alix, Alison(French) Elke(Frisian) Alisa(Georgian) Adelheid, Alice, Ada, Alida, Elke, Heida, Heide, Heidi(German) Aliki, Kiki(Greek) Aliz, Alida, Alíz(Hungarian) Ailís, Ailish(Irish) Adelaide, Alice, Ada(Italian) Alise(Latvian) Elke(Low German) Aalis(Medieval French) Alice, Ada, Heidi(Norwegian) Azalaïs(Occitan) Adelajda, Alicja, Ada(Polish) Adelaide, Alice, Alícia(Portuguese) Alisa(Russian) Aileas, Ailis(Scottish Gaelic) Alica(Slovak) Adelaida, Alicia, Ada(Spanish) Aleida, Aleyda(Spanish (Latin American)) Alice, Alicia, Heidi(Swedish) Alisa(Ukrainian) Alis(Welsh)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 169.
Entry updated December 7, 2022