Adelheid
/ˈɑː.dəl.haɪt/noun
A German feminine given name, historically associated with nobility.
Did you know?Adelheid is the original Germanic form behind the English name Adelaide, and its first element is the same ancient root that gave English words like noble and nobility.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aþalaz
“noble, of noble birth”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*haidu-
“kind, sort, character, appearance”
Old High German
OHG
Adalheidis
“a feminine personal name meaning noble kind or noble character”
Middle High German
MHG
Adelheit
“a German female given name”
Modern English
English
Adelaide
“a feminine given name borrowed from German and French forms”