Aleida

Aleida is a female given name. It, like the Dutch name Alida and their variations - Aleid, Aleide, Aleidis, Aleijd, Aleyda, etc. - is derived from the Germanic Adelheid ("noble person"). The medieval names are often translated to Adelayde or Alice in English.

Aleida and its variations may refer to:

People

Medieval

  • Aleid of Cleves (c.1170–c.1238), Countess of Holland, wife of Dirk VII
  • Aleidis of Leuven (c. 1103 –1151), Brabantian Queen consort of England, wife of Henry I
  • Aleid van Holland, or Aleida van Avesnes (1228–1284), Dutch regent of Holland
  • Aleid van Poelgeest (c.1370–1392), Dutch murdered mistress of the Count of Holland
  • Aleydis van Schaarbeek (1204–1250), Brabantian laysister and mystic

Modern

Fictional characters

  • Aleida Diaz, a character in the Netflix television series, Orange Is the New Black
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