Given name & surname

Alighieri

“noble”

Alighieri is a surname from Old High German. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Alighieri goes back to Old High German adal, meaning “noble.”

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Where it comes from

Alighieri comes from Old High German.

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How it developed

From Old High German adal (“noble”).

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Alighieri’s family of names

In Italian usage, Alighieri as a surname shares a linguistic root with Berlinguer. In Greek usage, Alighieri as a surname is a transliteration of Αλιγκιέρι.

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AlighieriΑλιγκιέριBerlinguer

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Similar names

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Old High German

Alighiero

“noble”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Adelher

“noble” · “army”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old High German

Adeler

“noble”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old High German

Ainali

Ainali is a surname, possibly from Germanic, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Old High German

Adelar

“noble” · “eagle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old High German

Anrico

“home” · “ruler”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Adelmar

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

No U.S. birth series

95% boys · 5% girls

Germanic

Adalwin

“noble”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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