Delia (2)

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Short form of ADELIA or BEDELIA.

ADELIA   female   English, Spanish
Elaborated form of ADELA.
ADELA   female   English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.
BEDELIA   female   Irish
BRIDGET   female   Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid, the founder of a monastery at Kildare and a patron saint of Ireland. Because of the saint, the name was considered sacred in Ireland, and it did not come into general use there until the 17th century. In the form Birgitta this name has been common in Scandinavia, made popular by the 14th-century Saint Birgitta of Sweden, patron saint of Europe.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Ada, Addie, Addy, Adela, Adelaide, Adele, Adelia, Adella, Adelle, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Ali, Alice, Alicia, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alison, Alissa, Alisya, Allie, Allison, Allissa, Ally, Allycia, Allyson, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyson, Alyssa, Alyssia, Bee, Biddy, Bridget, Bridgette, Della, Elicia, Ethel, Heidi, Lecia, Lesia, Lisha, Lyssa
EQUIVALENTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Kalisha, Talisha
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalheidis, Adela, Adelais, Adelina, Alda
BULGARIAN: Adelina
CATALAN: Alícia
CROATIAN: Brigita
CZECH: Adéla
DANISH: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Birte, Birthe, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitte, Heidi
DUTCH: Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida, Brigitta, Elke
ENGLISH: Adalyn, Adalynn, Adeline, Adelyn, Ali, Allie, Ally, Della, Ethelyn
FAROESE: Birita
FINNISH: Aada, Ada, Adele, Aliisa, Alisa, Alli, Birgitta, Brita, Heidi, Piritta, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta
FRENCH: Adélaïde, Adèle, Adeline, Alice, Alison, Alix, Aude, Brigitte
FRISIAN: Elke
GERMAN: Ada, Adele, Adelheid, Adelina, Alida, Birgit, Brigitta, Brigitte, Elke, Gitta, Heida, Heidi
HUNGARIAN: Ada, Adél, Adelaida, Alida, Alíz, Aliz, Brigitta
ICELANDIC: Birgitta
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Bridget, Brighid, Brigid, Brigit
IRISH: Ailís, Bedelia, Biddy, Bidelia, Breda, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Bridie, Brighid, Brigid
ITALIAN: Adelaide, Adele, Adelina, Alda, Alice, Brigida
LATVIAN: Alise, Brigita
MANX: Breeshey
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Aalis
NORWEGIAN: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta, Heidi
POLISH: Ada, Adela, Adelajda, Alicja, Brygida
PORTUGUESE: Adelaide, Adelina, Alda, Aldina, Alice, Alícia, Brígida, Dina
ROMANIAN: Adela, Adelina
RUSSIAN: Alisa
SCOTTISH: Aileas
SLOVAK: Alica
SLOVENE: Brigita
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Adelita
SPANISH: Adela, Adelaida, Adelia, Adelina, Alicia, Brigida
SWEDISH: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan, Heidi
WELSH: Alis, Ffraid
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Alene, Aline
FRENCH: Aline, Line
GERMAN: Alina
ITALIAN: Ada, Alina
POLISH: Alina
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Aline
ROMANIAN: Alina
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Aldo
ITALIAN: Aldo
PORTUGUESE: Aldo
OTHER FORMS
IRISH: Eilís, Eilish
ROMANIAN: Adina, Alin