Alida

Meaning of Alida

Alida constitutes a feminine anthroponym of Germanic etymology, its morphology rooted in the Proto-Germanic element adal, signifying “noble,” coupled with the derivational suffix -heid, “kind” or “sort,” and subsequently diffused across medieval European onomastic traditions, achieving particular adherence in Dutch-speaking regions—where it is phonetically realized as /a.li.da/—and in Anglo-American contexts, in which it is customarily articulated as /ʌˈlaɪdə/. Examination of the United States Social Security Administration’s annual registries for female given names indicates that Alida reached its zenith in recorded popularity with a rank of 201 in 1880, thereafter experiencing a gradual attenuation to positions oscillating between approximately 700 and 1,000 throughout much of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries—culminating in a rank of 920, with thirty recorded occurrences, in 2024—an enduring albeit modest prevalence that underscores the name’s sustained historical resonance and its appeal to those seeking a appellation of understated elegance and cross-cultural adaptability.