Aleida

ah-LIE-dah
Dutch diminutive of Adelaide or Latin
"noble; small, winged one"

Aleida Origin and Meaning

The name Aleida is a girl's name meaning "noble; small, winged one".

This Latin name, also spelled Alida, has come into focus via the interesting character of Aleida Diaz on Orange is the New Black, the mother of Dayanara. In real life, Che Gueverra named a daughter Aleida.

Famous People Named Aleida

  • Aleida Guevara
    eldest daughter of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara and Aleida March
  • Aleida March
    second wife of Che Guevara
  • Aleida Assmann
    German egyptologist
  • Aleida Araceli Nuñez
    Mexican actress and singer
  • Aleida Greve
    Dutch painter
  • Aleida Alavez Ruiz
    Mexican politician
  • Aleijda Wolfsen
    Dutch painter

Aleida in Pop Culture

  • Aleida Diaz
    character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"