Alida

Alida is a feminine given name, a common Dutch version of Adelaide until about 1960. It is a compound word: adal 'noble' + heid 'gleam, glitter'. The name was also common in Norway between 1860 and 1910 when immigration was frequent.

Notable people with the name include: Alīda Ābola (born 1954), Latvian orienteering competitor Alida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014), Dutch canoeist Vija Artmane (1929–2008), Latvian actress Alida C.M. Besseling (1944–2014), Dutch politician and activist known as Alice Besseling Alida Bolten (1903–1984), Dutch swimmer Alida van den Bos (1902–2003), Dutch gymnast Alida Bosshardt (1913–2007), Dutch Salvation Army officer Alida Bowler (1887–1968), American social worker and educator Alida Brittain (1883–1943), British musician and journalist Alida Chelli (1943–2012), Italian actress, singer, and TV hostess Alida Chen (born 1996), Dutch badminton player Alida Cosijn (1931–2016), Dutch ceramist known as Lies Cosijn Alida Edelman-Vlam (1909–1999), Dutch social geographer Alida Garcia, American social activist Alida Gray (born 1977), American judoka Alida Hisku (born 1957), Albanian singer Alida Malkus (1888–1976), American writer of children's novels Alida Marcovici (born 1973), Romanian volleyball player Alida Morberg (born 1985), Swedish actress Alida Neave (fl. 1929), South African tennis player Alida Olbers Wester (1842–1912), Swedish botanist Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948), American philanthropist Alida Rouffe (1874–1949), French actress Alida Schuyler (1656–1727), New Netherland businessperson Lidy Stoppelman (born 1933), Dutch figure skater Alida Valli (1921–2006), Italian actress Alida Vázquez (1929–2015), Mexican composer Alida de Vries (1914–2007), Dutch sprinter Alida Withoos (1661–1730), Dutch botanical artist and painter