Adelheid
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EtymologyEdit
From adel + -heid, literally “nobleness”.
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Adelheid (m)
- A female given name.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
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Proper nounEdit
Adelheid
- A female given name.