Adalgisa
Germanic · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Adalgisa
The name 'Adalgisa' means "noble hostage" or "noble pledge," derived from the Old High German elements *adal* (noble) and *gisil* (pledge or hostage).
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Etymology
The name 'Adalgisa' means "noble hostage" or "noble pledge," derived from the Old High German elements *adal* (noble) and *gisil* (pledge or hostage). It is primarily used in Italian culture, notably as the name of a Druid priestess in Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 opera *Norma*, and has no specific religious association.
Adalgisa currently ranks #759 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1926.
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