Alcide

Alcide is a Romanesque male given name . It is originally an epithet of Heracles , meaning "descendant of Alcaios " (Άλκαῖος), the father of Alcmene and grandfather of the son of Zeus. The name also occurs as a family name.

Name bearer

• Alcide Berloffa (1922–2011), Italian politician
• Alcide Côté (1903–1955), Canadian politician
• Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954), Italian politician
• Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802–1857), French natural scientist
• Alcide Djédjé (* 1956), politician from the Ivory Coast
• Alcide Dusolier (1836–1918), French writer and politician
• Alcide Legrand (* 1962), former French wrestler
• Alcide Giuseppe Marina (1887–1950), Italian archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
• Alcide Nunez (1884–1934), American jazz musician
• Alcide Pavageau (1888–1969), American jazz musician
• Alcide Railliet (1852–1930), French veterinarian, parasitologist and university professor

family name

• Evens Alcide (* 1992), football player (Turks and Caicos Islands)

variants

• Alcides (Spanish, Portuguese)

See also

• Bayou Alcide , a river in the US state of Louisiana
• HMS Alcide (P415) , a Royal Navy submarine