How do you pronounce Adelaide?

Adelaide is pronounced AD-uh-layd.

What is the origin of Adelaide?

Adelaide is of Old German origin, from Germanic culture.

Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition

Adelaide

AD-uh-layd · 8 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Noble; of noble kind

Language

Old German

Culture

Germanic

Religion

Christian

Style era

vintage

Themes

vintage · royal

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#271

2024 births1,158

Peak year2016

First appeared1880

Total US births33,938

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AddieDella

Alternate spellings

AdelaidaAdelheid

In other languages

Adélaïde (French)Adelaida (Spanish)Adelheid (German)Adelina (Italian)

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Notable people named Adelaide

Queen Adelaide of the UK

Adelaide Hall

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