ADELAIDE  

Gender: F
Origin: German
Meaning: "noble, nobility"

Popularity in 2008: #551

Best known as the German princess who married the British king William in the 1830s, inspiring the name of the Australian city and a craze for her name. Chosen by Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths (also mother of son Banjo).

Variations:
Adeliade, Adelei, Addy, Adline, Ada, Delia, Adelais, Del, Adelka, Delle, Aline, Adeliza, Ady, Addi, Delli, Ado, Aley, Addey, Addala, Adelvice, Adelita, Adelice, Adelaida, Adele, Delly, Alyosha, Adelaid, Adeline, Heidi, Adelle, Adelvicia, Addie, Aliosha, Adelheid, Addalla, Adelis, Adelina, Adey, Laidy, Adi, Alline, Adela, Edeline, Eline, Adalaide, Adalayde, Adelicia, Adlin, Laidey, Adel, Adelade

International Variations:
Adélaïde (French) Alida (Hungarian) Ailis (Irish)

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Ada, Bella, Aurelia, Beatrice, Willa, Cecily, Cora, Edith, Eliza, Genevieve, Sawyer, Tessa, Oscar, Phineas, Griffin

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