Adelheid

German and Dutch form of Adelheidis, German

"noble, nobility"

Adelheid Origin and Meaning

The name Adelheid is a girl's name of German, Dutch origin meaning "noble, nobility".

The ancient German name Adelheidis gave rise to both Adelaide and Adelheid. While Adelaide is more popular and better known internationally, Adelheid is still used occasionally in Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. The German pronunciation is not that different from Adelaide, with a soft h and a long I sound instead of a long A in the last syllable.

Heidi originated as a short form of Adelheid.

20 Names Similar to Adelheid

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• Honorine
• Phillida
• Françoise
• Polina
• Agathe
• Phyllida
• Franziska
• Fabiola
• Petronella
• Magdala
• Prisca
• Elanor
• Romola
• Paolina
• Melvina
• Lovisa
• Agata
• Annis
• Hadassah

Famous People Named Adelheid

• (Adelheid) Emma Wilhelmina Theresia of Waldeck and Pyrmont Queen consort of William III of the Netherlands
• Adelheid Marie of Anhalt,Dessau, Grand Duchess consort of Adolphe of Luxembourg
• Adelheid Maria Josepha Sixta Antonia Roberta Ottonia Zita Charlotte Luise Immakulata Pia Theresia Beatrix Franziska Isabella Henriette Maximiliana Genoveva Ignatia Marcus d'Aviano Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Charles I
• Adelheid Princess of Hohenlohe,Langenburg, Duchess of Schleswig,Holstein, a niece of Queen Victoria
• Adelheid Princess of Anhalt,Bernburg,Schaumburg,Hoym, Duchess Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg
• Adelheid Princess of Schaumburg,Lippe; Duchess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg
• Adelheid Erna Karoline Marie Elisabeth birth name of Princess Adelaide of Saxe,Meiningen; Princess Adalbert of Prussia
• Adelheid Franziska Marie Rainera Elisabeth Clotilde birth name of Adelaide of Austria, Queen consort of Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
• Adelheid of Wolfratshausen Countess of Sulzbach
• Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin wife of Prince Dmitri Gallitzin
• Adelheid Popp Austrian feminist and socialist
• Adelheid Seeck German actress
• Adelheid Arndt German actress
• Adelheid Morath German cyclist
• Sophie Amelie Adelheid Louise Johanne Leopoldine birth name of Adelaide of Löwenstein,Wertheim,Rosenberg, Queen consort Miguel I of Portugal

The name Adelheid in Pop Culture

• Adelheid Bernstein character in video game "The King of Fighters"
• Adelheid "Heidi " title character in film and book by Johanna Spyri