Adelheid

Dutch

Etymology

From adel +‎ -heid, literally “nobleness”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dəlˌɦɛi̯t/

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• Hyphenation: Adel‧heid

Proper noun

Adelheid (m)

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

From Old High German Adalheidis (from adal (“noble”) + -heit (“nature, character”)), popularized by Adelaide of Italy, a 10th-century Frankish saint and wife of Otto the Great. Cognate to English Adelaide and Alice. Doublet of Alice.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Adelheid f (proper noun, genitive Adelheids or Adelheid, plural Adelheid or Adelheiden or Adelheids)

1. a female given name from Old High German

Declension

Declension of Adelheid [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Adelheid	die	Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids
genitive	einer	der	Adelheids, Adelheid	der	Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids
dative	einer	der	Adelheid	den	Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids
accusative	eine	die	Adelheid	die	Adelheid, Adelheiden, Adelheids

Related terms

• Alice, Elke, Eike
• Heide, Heidemarie, Heidi