Names

Limburgish short form of Aldegonda.

Feminine form of Aldo.

Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkyone), derived from the word ἀλκυών (alkyon) meaning “kingfisher”. In Greek myth this name belonged to a daughter of Aeolus and the wife of Ceyx. After her husband was killed in a shipwreck she threw herself into the water, but the gods saved her and turned them both into kingfishers. This is also the name of the brightest of the Pleiades, the seven stars in the constellation Taurus.

From Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmene), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength” combined with μήνη (mene) meaning “moon” or μῆνις (menis) meaning “wrath”. In Greek mythology Alcmene was the wife of Amphitryon. She was the mother of Herakles by Zeus, who bedded her by disguising himself as her absent husband.

From Greek Ἀλκίππη (Alkippe), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength” and ἵππος (hippos) meaning “horse”. This was the name of a daughter of Ares in Greek myth. Her father killed Halirrhotis, a son of Poseidon, when he attempted to rape her, leading to a murder trial in which Ares was quickly acquitted.

Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeides), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength” and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was another name for the hero Herakles.

Italian and French form of Alcides.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiades), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength” and βία (bia) meaning “force” with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a notable Greek statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War. He changed allegiance from Athens to Sparta and back again during the course of the war.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaios) meaning “strong”, derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning “strength”. This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.

Anglicized masculine form of Ailbhe.