Save Gender Feminine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ˈæː.θel,xɑːd/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsÆþelhad, Æthelhadas, Æðelhādas Meaning & History Old English form of Alice and Adelaide, derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and hād "nature, character" (from haiduz). Cognate to German Adelheid.
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