Alida is a feminine given name, a common Dutch language, Dutch version of Adelaide (given name), Adelaide until about 1960.Alida
at the Meertens Institute 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 * Alice Besseling, 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 Brittain (1883–1943), British musician and journalist * Alida Chelli (1943–2012), Italian actress, singer, and TV hostess * Alida Chen (born 1996), Dutch badminton player * Lies Cosijn, Alida Cosijn (1931–2016), Dutch ceramist known as Lies Cosijn * 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 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

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