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Adalheidis (female)

Variants:Adelaide (F) Adelheid (F)
Derivative(s):Alice (F) Alis (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Old German name meaning "noble person". Alice is derived from it and Adelaide is a French variant, possibly by a separate route.
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