Save Gender Feminine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts ῾Αδεῖα(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History From ἁδεῖα (hadeia), the Doric Greek form of the adjective ἡδεῖα (hedeia) meaning "pleasant" (feminine form of ἡδύς (hedys)). This name was borne by a sister-in-law of Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.