Adelaide

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Adelaide

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Adelaide is the French form of an old Germanic name, Adalheidis, or Adelheit. It originally meant “Noble” from “athel” (noble) and “haidu” (kind, sort, type).

History:
Adelaide was an Old Germanic name, revived in the late 18th and early 19th century. It’s popularity was helped by “Good Queen Adelaide,” wife of King William IV of England.s

Pronunciation: ADD-ell-ade

Diminutives: Ada, Adah, Addie, Addy, Adia.

Alternates: Adette, Adela (SEE BELOW), Adelheid, (SEE BELOW), Alice (SEE BELOW), Alina, Aline.
Dutch: Aleydis, Adelheyd.
French: Adélaïde.
German (Low): Alke.
Hungarian: Alida.

Alternates from Adela: Adelia, Adelita, Adell, Adella, Adelyn, Adelynn, Audelia, Audie, Audene, Della.
French: Adalicia, Adéle, Adelicia, Adelle, Adilene .
German: Adal, Adalene, Adali, Adalia, Adalie, Adaline, Adalyn, Adele, Adelina, Adelinda, Adeline.
Hawaiian: Akele.
Spanish: Alita.

Alternates from Alice: Ali, Adalis, Adaliz, Adelisa, Adelise, Aeleis, Aelesia, Athelesia.
French: Alix.
French (Norman): Alison (SEE BELOW).
German: Alisz, Aliz.
Hawaiian: Aleka.
Manx: Ealish.
Spanish: Alita.
Hungarian: Alisz, Aliz.
Latin: Alesia, Alicia (SEE BELOW).
Spanish: Alicia.
Welsh: Alys.

Diminutives from Adelheid:
Hawaiian: Heiki.
Swiss (German): Heide, Heidi, Heidy, Hiedi.

Alternates from Adelheid: Adalheid, Adalheida, Adelheide.
Dutch: Aalt, Aaltje, Elke, Adelheyd, Alyd.
Finnish: Aalt, Aaltje, Elke.
German (Low): Aalt, Aaltje, Elke.

See also: Ada, Addie, Adela (Adele), Adelina, Adeline, Alice, Alicia (Alisha) Aline, Alisa, Alison, Alix, Allison (Alyson, Allyson), Alyssa (Alissa), Della, Heidi.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Adelaide Crapsey (1878-1914)
American poet.

Places:
Adelaide
Australia. Named for the wife of King William IV of England.
Adelaide River
Australia.
Port Adelaide
Australia.

Religious Figures:
Saint Adelaide (931-999)
Devoted her old age to founding convents, monasteries, and churches.

Royalty:
Saint Adelaide (931-999)
Wife of Lothair, and Otto I, mother of Otto II, and grandmother and regent to Otto III.
Adelaide Louisa Theresa Saxe-Meiningen (1792-1849)
Queen of Great Britain. Wife of King William IV.

Singers and Entertainers:
Adelaide Kemble (1814-1879)
English singer.
Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906)
Italian actress.
Adelaide Hall (1901-1993)
American jazz singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.357 % named Alice
0.146 % named Alicia
0.092 % named Allison
0.088 % named Heidi
0.057 % named Ada
0.050 % named Alison
0.043 % named Della
0.031 % named Alyssa
0.027 % named Alisha
0.026 % named Addie
0.025 % named Adele
0.020 % named Alisa
0.018 % named Adeline
0.014 % named Adela
0.013 % named Allyson
0.011 % named Aline
0.011 % named Alissa
0.009 % named Alyson
0.008 % named Adelaide
0.007 % named Adelina
0.006 % named Alina
0.004 % named Alesia
0.003 % named Adella
0.003 % named Adelia
0.003 % named Adelle
0.003 % named Alida
0.003 % named Alysia
0.002 % named Adaline
0.002 % named Alisia
0.002 % named Alishia
0.002 % named Alix
0.002 % named Aliza
0.002 % named Alyse
0.002 % named Alise
0.002 % named Alysha
0.002 % named Elke
0.002 % named Heide
0.001 % named Adah
0.001 % named Alita
0.001 % named Alysa
0.001 % named Heidy

Popularity of Adelaide:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 216th most popular.
1875: 316th most popular.
1900-1910: 253rd most popular.
1910-1920: 270th most popular.
1920-1930: 386th most popular.
1930-1940: 642nd most popular.
1940-1950: 962nd most popular.
1950-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 131st most popular.
1910: 152nd most popular.
1919: 194th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

See also: Ada, Addie, Adela (Adele), Adelina, Adeline, Alice, Alicia (Alisha) Aline, Alisa, Alison, Alix, Allison (Alyson, Allyson), Alyssa (Alissa), Della, Heidi.