Adelheid

Meaning of Adelheid

Adelheid (pronounced AH-del-hyt) invites families into an age-old story of noble grace: its Old High German roots—adal, meaning “noble,” and heit, “kind” or “sort”—have crowned medieval queens and saints for centuries. Today, this quietly elegant name still turns heads without shouting, lingering around the 900s in U.S. baby-name charts with fewer than twenty little Adelheids arriving each year. It feels like discovering a hidden jewel in the royal treasury of names—a perfect fit for parents who want something both vintage and refreshingly rare. Soft on the ear yet strong in meaning, Adelheid weaves a subtle promise of dignity and warmth into a child’s identity, as if wrapping her future in an heirloom tapestry of history and hope.

Pronunciation

German

• Pronunced as AH-del-hyt (/ˈaːdəlhaɪt/)

• Adeline
• Elise
• Adelaide
• Ada
• Heidi
• Alice
• Hilda