Given name · also Old High German
Adalheidis
“heath, pasture”
Adalheidis is a feminine given name, possibly from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adalheidis possibly goes back to Proto-West Germanic *haiþi, meaning “heath, pasture.”
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Where it comes from
Adalheidis possibly comes from Old High German, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old High German Adalheid, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi (“heath, pasture”), built from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”).
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The story
First recorded in 10th C. <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>.
Adalheidis’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Adalheidis has a later derivative in Alicja. In German usage, Adalheidis has a related form in Adelheid. In Latin usage, Adalheidis has a conventional equivalent in the German form Adelheid.
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Around the world
Adalheidis has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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