Alvida as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alvida

What is the meaning of the name Alvida ?

The baby name Alvida is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced al-VEE-dah (IPA: /ælˈviːdə/; South Asian: ahl-VEE-dah /ɑlˈviːdɑ/).

Alvida is Arabic in Origin.

Alvida is a Scandinavian feminine given name, a Swedish/Norwegian/Danish byform of Old Norse Alfhildr (Alfhild). The elements are alfr “elf” and hildr “battle,” giving the sense “elf-battle” or “battle of the elves.” The name gained wider use in Sweden and Norway in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the national romantic revival of Norse names, with earlier literary echoes in medieval and early modern romances that used Latinized spellings. It remains uncommon but recognizable across Scandinavia and among Nordic diasporas.

Variants and related forms include Alvilda, Alwilda, Alfhild, Alfhilda, Elvida, and the simplified Vida or Vilda; Hilda and Alva share its components. Nicknames include Ali/Allie, Vee, Vida, and Vilda. Unrelated etymologically, in South Asian languages alvida (from Arabic al-wada' “farewell”) is a familiar word and occasionally inspires use of Alvida as a given name with that separate meaning. Typical pronunciations: Swedish ahl-VEE-dah; English al-VEE-duh.