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 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 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