Given name & surname · also Old High German

Adelher

“noble”·“army”

Adelher is a masculine given name from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Adelher is built from elements meaning “noble” and “army”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Adelher comes from Old High German, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old High German Adalheri, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaheri, built from Proto-West Germanic *aþal (“noble”) + *hari (“army”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Adelher’s family of names

In German usage, Adelher has a related form in Adalar. In German usage, Adelher has a related form in Adalhar. In German usage, Adelher has a related form in Adalher.

Walk Adelher’s family in the name graph

AdelherAdelerAdolarAdelarAdelharAdalherAdalarUdelarAdalhar

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Germanic

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Adelmar

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Germanic

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Latin

Otacher

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Germanic

Engilger

“an Angle”

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Germanic

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Adalhelm

“nobility” · “helmet”

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Germanic

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No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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