What does Adelaide mean?

Adelaide means "of a noble kind; noble"

How do we pronounce Adelaide?

Adelaide \a-de-lai-de, ad-ela-ide\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Adelaide is pronounced as AE-D-eh-LAED- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Adelaide: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Adelaide?

Adelaide has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English and Italian. The name Adelaide means 'of a noble kind'. Two-element name from adal and heit which are of the meanings 'noble, honorable' and 'kind, sort, type' respectively. The name is derived ultimately from Adalheidis (Germanic) via the short form Adelais (Old French). It was borne by the beautiful and popular Saint Adelaide (931-1037), who married Otto the Great and became the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. The name was later revived in the 19th century by King William IV's popular German-born wife Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), after whom the capital of South Australia was named in 1836. Adelaide is a form of the English, German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, and Spanish short names for Adela. Adelaide can also be an English and Italian form of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Adelheid name popularity. The name Adelaide is used to a great extent; it has 69 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name Adalaid name, Adalayde name variations, Adalena meaning, name Adalin origin, Adaline meaning, Adalyn name, Addala name variations, short names for Adelaid, Adelayde name variations, what does the name Adeleide mean, Adelheid definition, name Adelia (also Spanish), Adeliade name, Adelice meaning and origin, Adelicia meaning and origin, Adeline meaning of name, name Adelis origin, meaning of Adelita, short names for Adeliza, nicknames for Adelka, Adelvice meaning, what does the name Adelyn mean, nicknames for Adelynn, name Adlina, Ado meaning of name, Aley name, name Alicia (also Latinized and Spanish), Aliosha meaning, nicknames for Alline, short names for Alyosha, Del meaning and origin, meaning of Delli, Eline name popularity, Elke name variations, Laidey name variations, and Laidy meaning of name. Other English forms the contracted forms Adela pronounciation (also used in Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), nicknames for Adele (also used in Czech, French, German, and Italian), and Heidi definition (also used in Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish), the diminutives meaning of Ada (also used in Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, African, and Hebrew), short names for Adde, Addi meaning of name, meaning of Addie (also used in German, Greek, and Irish), Addy meaning of name (also used in Greek), name Adelei meaning, Adell pronounciation, name Adella meaning, what does the name Adelle mean, short names for Aide, Alice name (also used in Czech, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese), what does the name Dell mean, name Della origin, and baby name Lady, and the spelling variants short names for Adalaide and name Adelade meaning. Forms used in foreign languages the Spanish what does the name Adelaida mean, the French Adelais meaning of name, the Polish name Adelajda meaning, the French name Adélaïde meaning, the Irish Ailis meaning of name, the German Aleit name, the Dutch baby name Aleydis, the Dutch, German, Hungarian, and Italian nicknames for Alida, the German and Italian name Alide origin, the Spanish name Alita meaning, and the Polish Ela name. The contracted forms Aleid name popularity (Dutch), nicknames for Aleida (German and Dutch), and meaning of Delia (Welsh) are other foreign variants. Adelaide is rather popular as a baby girl name, and it can also be regarded as trendy. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.058% of baby girls being named Adelaide. It had a ranking of #238 then. The baby name has experienced a substantial drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #434 with a usage of 0.036%, having regained its popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Among the family of girl names directly related to Adelaide, Alice name variations was the most frequently used. The name was twice as popular as Adelaide in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Adelaide:

the name what does the name Adalaid mean, the English Adalaide meaning of name, the English name Adelade, the name Adelaid name popularity, the name short names for Adelayde, the name name Adeleide meaning, the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Adelheid meaning and origin, the name meaning of Adelheide, the German Adelheit name, the name baby name Adeliade, the name baby name Atilda, the name baby name Audhilda, the English Ethelda pronounciation, the name Odelet name variations, the French Odelette meaning, the name name Otthilda, the name baby name Adalayde, the German Adalheid meaning and origin, the name name Adalheida meaning, and the English and Spanish Adelaida meaning.

The baby name Adelaide fun facts:

The name Adelaide in reverse order is "Edialeda".

The numerological value of the name Adelaide is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Adelaide?

Adelaide is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.05%
20110.04%
20100.04%
20090.03%
20080.03%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames