Alida

Alida is a feminine given name, a common Dutch version of Adelaide until about 1960. It is a compound word: adal 'noble' + heid 'gleam, glitter'. The name was also common in Norway between 1860 and 1910 when immigration was frequent.

Notable people with the name include:

Alīda Ābola (born 1954), Latvian orienteering competitor
Alida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014), Dutch canoeist
Vija Artmane (1929–2008), Latvian actress
Alida C.M. Besseling (1944–2014), Dutch politician and activist known as Alice Besseling
Alida Bolten (1903–1984), Dutch swimmer
Alida van den Bos (1902–2003), Dutch gymnast
Alida Bosshardt (1913–2007), Dutch Salvation Army officer
Alida Bowler (1887–1968), American social worker and educator
Alida Brittain (1883–1943), British musician and journalist
Alida Chelli (1943–2012), Italian actress, singer, and TV hostess
Alida Cosijn (1931–2016), Dutch ceramist known as Lies Cosijn
Alida Edelman-Vlam (1909–1999), Dutch social geographer
Alida Garcia, American social activist
Alida Gray (born 1977), American judoka
Alida Hisku (born 1957), Albanian singer
Alida Malkus (1888–1976), American writer of children's novels
Alida Marcovici (born 1973), Romanian volleyball player
Alida Morberg (born 1985), Swedish actress
Alida Neave (fl. 1929), South African tennis player
Alida Olbers Wester (1842–1912), Swedish botanist
Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948), American philanthropist
Alida Rouffe (1874–1949), French actress
Alida Schuyler (1656–1727), New Netherland businessperson
Lidy Stoppelman (born 1933), Dutch figure skater
Alida Valli (1921–2006), Italian actress
Alida Vázquez (1929–2015), Mexican composer
Alida de Vries (1914–2007), Dutch sprinter
Alida Withoos (1661–1730), Dutch botanical artist and painter

References

↑ Alida at the Meertens Institute database for given names in the Netherlands
1 2 Olav Veka; Nancy L. Coleman (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780299248338. OCLC 798295781.

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[1] Alida at the Meertens Institute database for given names in the Netherlands

[nanol-2] 1 2 Olav Veka; Nancy L. Coleman (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780299248338. OCLC 798295781.

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