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 [ syll. a-del-hei(d), ad-elhe-id ] The girl name Adelheid is pronounced as AEDEHLHH-IYD KEY. Adelheid is primarily used in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its language of origin is Germanic. The name is of the meaning of a noble kind. Two-element name derived from the elements 'adal' meaning noble, honorable ; 'heit' meaning kind, sort, type. Original forms of Adelheid include Adalheidis (Germanic) and Adalheit (Germanic). Adelheid has 30 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Adelheid used in English include Adelaide (also Italian), Aleida (also German and Dutch), Alice (also Czech, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese), Alicia (also Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian), Alida (also Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, and Greek), Alisa (also German, Russian, Slavic, and Hebrew), Alita (also Spanish), Della, and Heidy (also Dutch and German). The pet form Heidi (used in Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish as well) is another English variant. Foreign variant forms of Adelheid include the German Adalheid, the German Adelheit, the French Adélaïde, and the German and Italian Alide. Specific foreign variants include the short form Heide (German), and the pet forms Aalt (Dutch, Frisian, and German), Aaltje (Dutch, Frisian, and German), Adda (German), Aleit (German), Aletta (French and Frisian), Alette (French and Frisian), Alke (German), Alli (Finnish), Elke (Dutch, Frisian, and German), Elkf (Dutch and Frisian), Elkie (Dutch and German), Heida (German), Tale (Dutch and German), Talea (Dutch and German), and Talida (Frisian). Adelheid is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Adelheid, the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian Alicia was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Adelheid include the English Adalaide, the German Adalheid, the English Adelade, the English and Italian Adelaide, the German Adelheit, the French Adélaïde, the English Ethelda, the English and Spanish Adelaida, the Polish Adelajda, the Spanish Adelita, and the German Otthild. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Adelheid: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
