Meaning & History
Germanic element meaning "kind, sort, type". It converts an adjective into a noun.
GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Adalheidis, Adelais, Heidrich, Hrodohaidis, Rothaid (Ancient Germanic), Alisa (Bosnian), Alícia (Catalan), Adelheid (Dutch), Adelaide, Alease, Alecia, Alesha, Alesia, Alice, Alicia, Alisha, Alissa, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyssa, Alyssia, Rosa, Rose, Royce, Aleesha, Alise, Alishia, Alisia, Alisya, Allissa, Allycia, Elicia, Rosabel, Rosabella (English), Aliisa, Alisa (Finnish), Adélaïde, Alice, Alix (French), Adelheid (German), Aliki (Greek), Adelaida, Alíz, Aliz (Hungarian), Ailís, Eilís, Eilish (Irish), Adelaide, Alice (Italian), Alise (Latvian), Rohese, Rohesia, Royse (Medieval English), Aalis (Medieval French), Adelajda, Alicja (Polish), Adelaide, Alice, Alícia (Portuguese), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia (Spanish), Alicia (Swedish), Alisa (Ukrainian), Alis (Welsh)
Entry added December 3, 2014