Adelaida

Variation of Adelaide, German
"noble, nobility"

Adelaida Origin and Meaning

The name Adelaida is a girl's name meaning "noble, nobility".

Adelaida takes the popular Adelaide one step -- or at least one syllable -- further. More than 1100 baby girls were named Adeliade in the US last year, while fewer than 100 were named Adelaida.

Famous People Named Adelaida

  • Adelaida AvagyanArmenian physician, healthcare leader
  • Adelaida SolerArgentine actress
  • Adelaida García MoralesSpanish author
  • Adelaida N. LukaninaRussian,American physician/chemist
  • Adelaida Delgadob. name of Adele Mara, American actress, singer, model

Adelaida in Pop Culture

  • Adelaidathe middle Yepanchin daughter in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot
  • Adelaidathe mother of Aleksey ("Alyosha") and Ivan ("Vanya") Karamazov in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov
  • Adelaida "Ada" Veentitle character in Vladimir Nabokov's novel Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
  • "Adalida" (1995)country song by George Strait
  • Adelaida Fugentsa character in 'Fran Bow'

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