Adelheid

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From adel +‎ -heid, literally “nobleness”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaː.dəlˌɦɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: Adel‧heid

Proper noun[edit]

Adelheid (m)

  1. a female given name

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Adelheid

  1. a female given name from Old High German

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