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in reply to a message by annabluebell
My two Norwegian name books (Navneboka by Birger Sivertsen and Hva skal barnet hete?) mention Alette. The first one gives Alethe and Allette as versions. You are right in assuming that those names go back to Adelheid.
A book about Nordic names (Nordische Vornamen, Dietrich Voorgang) lists Aleida, Aleide, Aleit, Aleta, Aletta, Alette and many other variants of Adelheid. Aleit is Low German and together with the Norwegian Alethe the closest I think.
A book about Nordic names (Nordische Vornamen, Dietrich Voorgang) lists Aleida, Aleide, Aleit, Aleta, Aletta, Alette and many other variants of Adelheid. Aleit is Low German and together with the Norwegian Alethe the closest I think.
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