ADELINE  

Gender: F
Origin: French, diminutive of ADELE
Meaning: "noble, nobility"

Popularity in 2008: #361

Many contemporary parents like this name's old-fashioned "Sweet Adeline" charm, perhaps seeing it as a less-used cousin of the ultratrendy Madeline.

Variations:
Adlynn, Edelie, Adline, Daline, Adilene, Aline, Delina, Adelyn, Adlina, Adelynne, Adella, Delyne, Deline, Adalina, Adelita, Adelind, Adelaine, Dellina, Delly, Adeliya, Adellah, Adlyn, Adelle, Lina, Dallina, Adallina, Adelin, Adaline, Adelynn, Dahlina, Ahdella, Adlin, Dalina

International Variations:
Adette (French) Adelina (Slavic)

People who like Adeline also like:

Ada, Ava, Bella, Cecily, Daphne, Delilah, Eden, Edith, Elodie, Emmeline, Flora, India, Olive, Poppy, Seraphina

Adeline is being discussed in our message boards:

• need a 3syllable name to go with ALMAZ
• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Modelicious
• Wisconsin Birth Announcements
• Nothing seems to go with 'Anderson'... Need First Name!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Adeline:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• NAMEBERRY FAVES: The names nameberryites love most
• THE CLEMENTINE CLIQUE: Trendy names ending in 'ine'