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database for given names in the Netherlands 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 Alida "Alie" Johanna van den Bos (18 January 1902, in Amsterdam – 16 July 2003, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal as member of the Dutch gymnastics team. She began gymnast ...

(1902–2003), Dutch gymnast *

Alida Bosshardt Alida Margaretha Bosshardt (Utrecht, 8 Jun 1913 – Amsterdam, 25 Jun 2007), better known as Major Bosshardt, was a well known officer in The Salvation Army, and more or less the public face of this Christian organization in the Netherlands. ...

(1913–2007), Dutch Salvation Army officer * 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 Alida Hisku (born 20 June 1957) is an Albanian singer who was especially popular in the 1970s. Since 1990, she has lived in Germany. Life Hisku was born on 20 June 1957 in Tirana, then the capital of the Communist People's Republic of Albania. As ...

(born 1957), Albanian singer * Alida Malkus (1888–1976), American writer of children's novels *

Alida Marcovici Carmen-Alida Cioroianu Marcovici (born ) is a retired Romanian female volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker. She participated at the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Brazil, and was part of the Romania women's natio ...

(born 1973), Romanian volleyball player * Alida Morberg (born 1985), Swedish actress *

Alida Neave Alida Neave is a South African former tennis player. Neave reached the doubles final at the 1929 French Championships with compatriot Bobbie Heine Miller but were defeated in the final by Lili de Alvarez and Kea Bouman Cornelia "Kea" Tied ...

(fl. 1929), South African tennis player *

Alida Olbers Wester Alida Olbers Wester (13 October 1842 – 29 October 1912) was an early Swedish botanist noted for studying plant anatomy, particularly the structure of the pericarp. Life Alida Olbers was born on 13 October 1842 in Marstrand, a small islan ...

(1842–1912), Swedish botanist *

Alida Rockefeller Messinger Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948) is an American philanthropist who is an heir to the Rockefeller family fortune. A donor to Democratic candidates and environmentalist causes, she is the former of wife of former Minnesota governor and for ...

(born 1948), American philanthropist *

Alida Rouffe Alida Rouffe (1874–1949) was a French actress. Joséphine Marie Rouffe was born on 20 March 1874 in Bordeaux. Her father was mime artist Louis Rouffe (1849-1885). She spent most of her career on stage in the south of France, and like her ...

(1874–1949), French actress *

Alida Schuyler Alida Livingston ( Schuyler; 1656–1727) was a New Netherlands-born businesswoman in Dutch Colonial America who exerted a considerable influence in the life of the colony. She was married first to Nicholas van Rensselaer, son of Kiliaen van ...

(1656–1727), New Netherland businessperson *

Lidy Stoppelman Alida Elisabeth "Lidy" Stoppelman (born 3 July 1933 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former figure skater. She won three national titles and competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. ...

(born 1933), Dutch figure skater *

Alida Valli Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg (31 May 1921 – 22 April 2006), better known by her stage name Alida Valli, or simply Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, span ...

(1921–2006), Italian actress *

Alida Vázquez Alida Vázquez (1930–2016) was a Mexican composer who lived and worked in the United States. Vázquez was born in Mexico City, and from 1941 to 1947 attended the Conservatorio Nacional de Música. She studied piano with Esperanza Cruz de Vascon ...

(1929–2015), Mexican composer *

Alida de Vries Alida de Vries (''Alida Elisabeth Christina "Ali" De Vries,'' married name ''Gerritsen;'' 9 August 1914 – 20 January 2007) was a Dutch athlete, who finished in fifth position at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay event alongside ...

(1914–2007), Dutch sprinter *

Alida Withoos Alida Withoos (c. 1661/62 – 5 December 1730 (buried)) was a Dutch botanical artist and painter. She was the daughter of the painter Matthias Withoos. Life Alida Withoos was born in Amersfoort. With three brothers Johannes, Pieter, Frans, and ...

(1661–1730), Dutch botanical artist and painter

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