Save Gender Feminine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements adal "noble" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". Adallinda (or Adalindis or Ethelind) was the name of one of the concubines of Charlemagne, with whom she had at least two children. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAdalindisOther Languages & CulturesEthelinda(English) Adelinde(German) Categories ends in -da, gentleness, nobility Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 174.