Adelaide

I had always considered this name to be up there with Mildred and Gertrude as a top tier grandma name- perfectly believable on a 85-year-old woman but impossible to imagine on anyone born after 1935. Then my relative and his husband picked it for their daughter, called Addie as a nickname. At first I thought they were nuts, giving a tiny little girl such a mouthful of name. But it’s honestly grown on me and now I can’t imagine my little relative named anything else. I’ve also met a few other little Adelaides too, so I guess it’s coming back!

I have a friend named Adelaide. I've never loved this name but I think it's pretty good.

I am an Adelaide I go by Addie. I like my name but my friends have been calling me rip-off lemonade. No one can pronounce it. And I have never found someone else with the same name. I do really like it though.

Sounds like a battery brand to me. I did have a girl in my class with this name and she was really cool. She went by Ally though.

Prefer Addilyn (pronounced add uh lyn) spelled any way. I don't hate this name, it's just not my style. But if it is your style then use it.

This is my name, it’s pretty but people said it’s kinda childish which is why I have mixed feelings about it. I thought about using it as a middle name for a daughter.

Lovely!

I've always thought this name was really pretty. I love Addy and Lady for nicknames.

My favorite girl's name atm! It sounds so melodic, sweet, and noble, and the nickname Addie is adorable! I prefer Addie over Addy, as Addy doesn’t really get my appeal that much, but anyways, I would 100% recommend this name to your baby girl.

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P.S. my favorite combo for Adelaide is Adelaide Rose ♡.

Adelaide could replace the waning Adeline in the popularity charts. It has many historical associations, such as "Good Queen Adelaide" and the Australian city named in her honour. There have also been numerous Adelaides littered through film and literature, making it a good choice for a girl's name - recognisable, but not too common.

I have always loved this name. There is something Victorian and romantic about it that I respond to. I don't think I would ever use it, but I'm glad it exists. 8/10.

I really like this name with like the nickname Ladybug, I think it would be adorable. My favorite middle name with it would be Adelaide Scarlett.

The -laide part is so exotic.

Absolutely beautiful name. I picture a pretty blonde girl who is very refined and friendly to others. I also like the nickname Addie.

Amazing name, Adelaide, just so strong and sweet at the same time! A lot better than similar looking plain and boring Adele. I like this name a lot!

A beautiful name. It reminds me of marmalade. It can fit any age. There's something about this name that I just love so much that makes me want to use it in the future.

Personally, I find the name Adelaide incredibly beautiful and sophisticated, fitting for a princess or a lady of high curna. It's a shame that for the French it has that meaning of ugly, but even so it still seems like an absolutely stunning name. And while I think Adelaide doesn't need nicknames because it's already too pretty, Ada is a pretty acceptable nickname. I like it. Instead, Addy sounds worse. If you prefer, there is also the Spanish version, which is Adelaida. Very nice, too.

I absolutely love this name, not sure why. Might use as a middle name someday. The meaning is really pretty too.

A little too precious for my liking, and ‘Addy’ sounds annoying. Just my personal opinion though, to each their own.

Nice.

I'm an Adelaide and I've always loved it! My friends call me Addie or Ada. This is a gorgeous name and I highly recommended it!

Adelaide is quite pretty. It kind of reminds me of penguins for some reason, however.

In a French-speaking country, Adelaide is not much of an option. The word "laide" means "ugly" in French, which would no doubt harvest many a snicker. Adèle, Adli, Adeline, Adelina are acceptable forms of this name from a French speaker's point of view.

I think this is a pretty name and I like the nickname Lady, but the world “laide” means ugly in French. I don’t mean to be rude but it’s hard for me to see past that, and it somehow feels like the opposite if Isabelle, since “belle” means beautiful in French. However, this would not be a problem in non French speaking circumstances and Adelaide could always choose to go by Adélaïde, the French form of the name, if she would find herself in a French speaking country.

It’s pretty nice, and SO many names come from Adelaide.

A little knocked down because of Australia, yet Adelaide isn’t holding back! Great name still.

I’m mixed on names based on cities, but I like this one.

This name is kind of pretty.

I like this name. The first thought that comes to mind is the city in Australia. I think it's a bit overused nowadays, though, so I wouldn't really use it for that reason.

This is a great and classy name, but I feel like every royal person had an Aunt named Adelaide, but in a good way, you know! It is great to sound royal. Also, if you don't want something as short as Ada, you could go for Adelaide or Adeline, and have Ada as a nickname.

Adelaide is a beautiful name in my opinion.

Beautiful spelling.

This name is soooo old-lady sounding. It would sound really odd for anyone under the age of 85.

Love this name. I always think of the song, Adelaide Sweet Adelaide. I think it is from the movie Guys and Dolls.

I don't like the name because it always makes me think of 'addle egg', as in the line from Shakespeare's Troilus & Cressida: "If you love an addle egg as well as you love an idle head, you would eat chickens i' the shell." I do think the non-English pronunciations are prettier, though, with the long I sound in the second syllable instead of long A.

Adelaide looks and sounds weird either way you pronounce it. I would just go with Adeline, even though I don't like that name either.

Adelaide is such a classy and elegant name, like its meaning!

Adelaide was a name before a city, not the other way around. I love Adelaide Grace or Adelaide Elisabetta.

I love this name, without any weird spellings. Personally, I kinda prefer it pronounced A-dah-lied (lah-eed? Laeed?) but a-dah-laid is cool too!

Adelaide is an absolutely beautiful name. If you like the name but don't wish to be referred to the Australian city sometimes, consider using the spelling "Adelayde."
Both spellings sound and look gorgeous and sound good for both young and older people.

I think it's a beautiful name. The first thing that comes to mind is lemonade.

Such a pretty name, I love it! It's elegant but still youthful.

I've always found this name to be lyrical, sweet, mature, and pretty. It has a multitude of good nicknames -- Addie, Ada, Heidi, Ally, Lady -- and it's not common at all, so you won't have to worry about a kid Adelaide being one of several in her class. I recommend it strongly, and while I don't want it to get too popular, I hope it becomes just a smidge more well-known.

I like the name Adelaide, especially because it makes me think of the character from the musical Guys and Dolls (Adelaide, Adelaide, Ever-lovin' Adelaide), but I've just come across the alternate spellings Adalaide, Adelaid, Adalaid and Addalaide. That just doesn't work.

This is my middle name and I've often wished I went by it! Though I am, of course, biased, I think it's beautiful. I go back and forth on whether I like the nickname Addy/Addi/Addie or not. It's a nice change of pace from Addison. I prefer Adelaide over Adeline or Addison- it sounds slightly more sophisticated without sounding stuck-up. I also absolutely love that despite it being very uncommon, it's very easy to understand phonetically. My first name is uncommon and impossible to pronounce, so trust me, it does make a difference.

I really love the name Adelaide. This name is so beautiful. :)

We have almost two year old twin girls named Adelaide and Cordelia. I love the names together or on their own, everyone always complements on how beautiful their names are. I think the names are uncommon but still familiar enough for people to spell and say correctly. There are many options for nick names, right now we still use Adelaide's full name or sometimes we call her "Little Lady". I am sure she or her friends will come up with a short form of her name in the future. For our girls I really like the names together, we didn't want two names starting with the same letter or names that rhymed but still wanted the names to have the same "feel". After we had picked Adelaide and Cordelia we saw that the last five letters in each of their names are the same just rearranged, maybe that is why to us they sound the same but different. For Adelaide we chose a short middle name, Lynn which was her grandma's middle name.

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On a side note there is a character in the Sally Lockhart series by Philip Pullman named Adelaide.

I've always liked Adelaide and given how many positive comments there are, I'm kind of surprised that you don't see or hear this name more often. I would definitely consider using it if I had a daughter.

I've always hated the name Adelaide. It just sounds so gross and boring I can't even stand it.

My name is Adelaide and I do agree with some of the comments; my name is very pretty.

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My mother is of Russian-Polish descent & my father is of Italian-French, Austrian descent with English ancestry. My father had always loved the name, considering that it was a name that was possessed by many nobles. My mother personally loved it because of a French painter and an English poet.

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I love my name considering that there are infinite names and sobriquets to shorten Adelaide to. I commonly go by Alice, (which was my parents second choice for a name), which then is shorten to Ice. For most part, I answer to the nicknames Heidi, Alice, and sometimes, by my grandparents: Ethel.

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Adelaide is a beautiful name. Borne by nobles, artists, poets and actresses, the name has a rich and regal history-something that should be explored by young girls.

I first heard this name in the film "Guys and Dolls" (1955) and I've loved it since then. Very pretty.

I originally hated this name, but now I think it's beautiful. I especially like the nickname "Addie".

We named our daughter Adelaide. I can assure you it is NOT a popular name. In the past 9 years, we have run across one other person with this name. Interestingly the other Adelaide was the same age and even had the same middle name as my daughter. The other Adelaide was named after her grandmother. This is a very classic, old-fashioned name, and (in my opinion) shouldn't be compared with trendy names like Madison, Addison, etc. Personally, I'm not overly fond of the nickname Addy, simply because it is so overused by the Addisons and Adelines of the world, so I usually choose to call my daughter by her full name of Adelaide. I would not pair it with a long last name, however.

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After we chose the name, we learned that one of the derivatives is Alice, which was my mother's name, (She died when I was a teenager.)

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We also considered the name Adeline, but opted for Adelaide because Adeline sounded like "add-a-line" and reminded us of the 1930's song "Sweet Adeline."

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So far, we have never heard anyone tease my daughter about her name in ANY way, so if you're considering using this name, you can ignore those who say your child will get called marmalade, lemonade, Gatorade, etc. My daughter frequently receives compliments from people who love her name.

I don't really know what to think of this name other than the fact that if makes me THIRSTY. It sounds like marmalade, lemonade, and Gatorade. Adelaide sounds like a company name rather than a name for a person. I prefer the name "Adeline" over Adelaide.

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Anyway, Adelaide is unique and has many pretty nickname options like Addy, Ada, and Adele.

I'm probably alone on this, but this name is just so goddamn UGLY. I would much rather name my child Alison or Alyssa than this.

As so many others have already said: regal, elegant, classic, beautiful. This name is just perfect.

I think Adelaide is a beautiful name. I think it's very regal, elegant, and timeless. A little girl could go by Addie, but it's still cute as Adelaide, and I think the name can suit any age. It just sounds very beautiful and delicate. It reminds me of lace. However, I think this might be better as a middle name because I knew a girl named Adelaide, and everyone called her "lemonade". Alot of her teachers didn't know how to pronounce it either. This way, if she likes "Adelaide" she can go by Adelaide, but if she does not she won't have to suffer years of being called "Lemonade".

Pretty, classic name with lots of nicknames, what more could you want? It's also pretty uncommon these days, though not unheard of. It makes the childish, trendy, and masculine "Addison" sound like a joke. It's so elegant, and it reminds me of a southern woman for some reason :)

It's a nice name but... all I hear is lemonade...

This is on my personal name list! I absolutely love it. In my opinion, the name Adelaide is feminine and beautiful and it flows so nicely! I would love to use the nickname "Adie" as well. I could picture this name on a young child or an old woman because it carries so well throughout the years. Gorgeous!

I think Lady would be a cute nickname, and it would come about naturally.

Whoever the person was who said that this name reminds them of the world lemon aid, needs to sort their life out.

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This is a lovely and classic name especially when I visited France and Germany, so many girls had this name. So very feminine and pretty.

All I see is "Ada Laid"... suggesting something sexual... "laying, laid, etc." Dear Ada, please don't!

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-shrugs- My opinion.

I LIVE in the city Adelaide, South Australia, so it's quite strange for me to hear people named Adelaide now, because all I think of is my hometown. I do think it was aptly named, though. Adelaide IS an elegant, laidback, beautiful city (no, I'm not biased at all! :P). Adelaide is a bit of an old-fashioned name in my opinion, and it's hard to imagine a young girl having it.

I would like this name better without the D ending: if it were just "AD-ə-lay" instead of "AD-ə-layd". The second D feels clumsy to me, like an afterthought that only hardens and clutters up a perfectly charming name. There is a song called "Adalae" by The Pink Spiders. But I might spell it Adelae.

Lovely name. It has a pleasant sound and a wonderful meaning, as well as a variety of cute nicknames. A solid 9/10.

This was my favorite name before I was pregnant with my daughter. However, I could not get over the fact that it ends in "laide" which means ugly in French and ended up not choosing this name. I do think this is the most regal sounding name ever though.

This is one of my favorite names. It's so beautiful!

To be honest, I despise the English pronunciation. It sounds hideous.

At first I didn't like it, because it reminded me of lemonade. But now it's very beautiful.

I think this name is simply beautiful. (And since I'm not Australian, the city Adelaida hardly comes to mind.) However, I dislike the nickname "Addie," and much prefer Ada as a nickname.

I can't stand this name! I don't know why anyone would use it nowadays, when all it brings to mind is the Australian city (which is hardly Paris!)

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I hate hearing it in period dramas and wish everyone would just use Adele or Adeline instead.

I'm sorry, but all I can think of when I hear this name is the city Adelaide. Since I don't like place names as baby names (don't get me started on Paris or Sydney), I don't like this name very much at all.

This is a great name. I would have no qualms about naming my daughter this. If she didn't like to be called the full "Adelaide," she could be called "Addy," "Laidy," or even "Del" or "Della."

Adelaide is my firstborn daughter's name (born in 2008). Although the name has been gaining some popularity, it came out of the blue for us, and we still haven't personally met another Adelaide. We call her Laidey, but most people call her by her full name or occasionally Addy. We have found it to be a delightful name, very melodic, unusual but not strange. However, those unfamiliar with the name often mishear it for Natalie, Adalay, or Adeline. I spent a lot of her first introductions saying things like, "Adelaide. Like Lemonade!" Also, it's fun to write, with lots of loops in cursive.

It's weird sounding. I don't know why but it makes me think of an alien. Also I think of Powerade, Gatorade and marmalade. But apart from that it's okay.

One of my favourite girls names; it's so beautiful. I've named a character in a novel I'm writing this name.

How about Heidi as a nickname?

Man, will you look at those popularity charts! Zoom!

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Nice name though.

I quite like this name, and I would use Adele as a nickname. I live in Adelaide, South Australia and it's a pretty city to match the name.

I am commenting again just to express my feeling a bit more. I find Adelaide elegant, beautiful, and utterly endearing. I think it would be the most adorable thing on a little baby girl and young child, and would age superbly into the teenage and adult years. Very classy and beautiful, my biggest requirements of my favorite names! This name is also my dear boyfriend's favorite as well :) How lucky! Our first daughter will definitely be Adelaide.

Adelaide has been my favorite girl name for 2 years now. I literally fell in love with it as soon as I saw it! My first-born daughter will be named Adelaide. Likely Adelaide Mary, shortened to Adah (ah-dah) sometimes. I just hope the name doesn't keep jumping in popularity like it has been doing these past couple of years.

A truly beautiful name. Definitely one of my top choices for a daughter. For a nickname, I would call her Adele. I hope it doesn't become too popular, because that would ruin it.

I have loved this name ever since I first heard of it. Adelaide has such a noble, graceful, feminine sound, and instantly brings to mind a beautiful, Arthuresque maiden. I look forward to meeting many little girls named Adelaide.

I can't help thinking I'd hate having "laid" in my name.

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I think some people shorten this to "laidy" which I think is even more pretentious and silly than the full name itself.

Love it, classy, different. I don't find this dated, it's very lovely.

Adelaide stands for
Attractive
Delightful
Extraordinary
Lovely
Appealing
Irresistable
Divine
Exquisite

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Beautiful name. :)

I think that this is a beautiful name. It's not overused either!

Oh I so love this name! I had a friend in college named Adelaide and my first impression of the name was that it was quite "old-fashioned." We named our dog this (yes, I posted earlier) years before we planned to have children. She is 9 years old and I must say I absolutely adore the name more now than ever. It is very fresh and sing-songy. Please name your daughter this, I so wish I could, but I don't think I shall name her after our dog! lol!

This name is totally discusting I feel bad for every one with it!

Sounds like an uppity and fat hen laying an egg while taking toast & marmalade for tea. No, give me Adele, Ada or Alice over this.

I love the name Adelaide, and the possible nickname Addy. It seems to me very feminine and regal (as it reminds me of Queen Adelaide, wife of Britain's King William IV).

It's a fine name but I find it very fusty and lumpy. I like many old fashioned names but not this. I'm sick to death of seeing it all over baby name boards. It appears to be old lady favourite right now.

Lemonade comes to mind when I hear this name.

I used to only think of this name as Great-aunt Adelaide from Nanny McPhee, but when I saw all these comments and heart about the history of the name, it really grew on me. I'm definitely naming my future daughter this!

Everytime I think of this name, I think of a scientist.

Apart from the media, I have never heard this name used. This is most likely different in comparison to other places. But I love this name to death, I think it's very eye-catching and beautiful. I'm just hoping it doesn't get too overused.

I've always loved the name Adelaide and I had to name my daughter this. Over the years a bunch of nicknames has been given to her, Deedee, Lady, Addie, and even Heidi, but I always try and make a point to use her full name because I don't want to her to forget how beautiful it is.

Well, I don't particularly like this name, myself. It doesn't really sound "classy" to me, more like someone whose parents are really not classy but think they are. And I agree that it is too popular.

I think it's just a lovely name!

It's beautiful. It would work excellent for a female who lives in that city and other places.

I used to think this was a really old-fashioned, ugly name, but I think it's really cute now. I also love the nickname Lady, and that's just what I want my little girl to be, a lady.

I used to dislike this name, but it's growing on me, it rolls off the toungue nicely, it's classic, pretty, and got some of the cutest nicknames ever! (Addy, Addie, Heidi, etc.)

I liked the name but didn't figure we'd use it for a child, so we named our lab Adelaide. We didn't know until a few years later it meant noble. Boy does she fit her name to a T. I love this name, please don't be put off that I gave it to our dog. The name Adelaide is pleasant and musical the way it rolls off your tongue. It has good nicknames Ad or Addy/Addie. It's beautiful & strong yet light-hearted and playful. I'd give it to my kid now if I hadn't already given it to my dog.

This name is gorgeous. I personally, would name my child this, but my mom says it sounds like marmalade.

Even though it reminds me of lemonade, or Gatorade, I still think this name is pretty! Although I can see a girl named Adelaide getting the nickname Lemonade. Lol, that might be kinda cute, though.

I really love this name. Uncommon but it will never go out of style. I picture a very well educated and well spoken young lady. And I really love the nicknames Addie and Adel as well, they work great for a little girl. I would love to name one of my children this name (a girl because who would name a boy this).

I went from really disliking this name to loving it. I don't really know why, it just began to slowly appeal to me over time. Very pretty name!

I love it, it's such a pretty name for a little girl and wouldn't sound odd when she grew into a woman either. I can see elderly women with the name Adelaide too.

I have a little girl named Adelaide. Though I worried people would be confused by such an old fashioned, uncommon name, I couldn't have been more wrong! People may be a little surprised by the name, but a good number of people were pleasantly surprised at the revival of a name with deep roots in their own family tree! There are also a good deal of nicknames to make such a mouthfull of a name kiddie friendly - Addie, Adda(or Ada or Adah), Della, even Lady. There is something to be said for a strong, old fashioned name. Adelaide will work well from childhood through to old age. And with such a beautiful meaning, I am not surprised to see it reappear on the top 1000 list.
Then again, I am biased.

Adelaide is my top name for a daughter right now, with the nickname Del.

I am annoyed that this name seems so popular, as I have always loved it as an unusual name. Still, it won't stop me continuing to enjoy it!

As someone previously mentioned, this is a "name of the moment", as is apparent by its prominent use in fan fiction and original fiction of the same caliber. Please don't name your daughter this, because it is likely to become the "Ashley" of this generation.

This name becoming the next "Ashley" is about as unlikely as Millicent or Hildegard. The misused Madison or Addison are perfect fad examples and would be more appropriate to use in place of Adelaide.

This name sounds like lemonaid!

I find this name to be quite a mouthful.

It sounds like a name I could really LOVE - but I'm in Australia and I've just known it as a city name my whole life and can't get past that, like Sydney. Depressing, really.

I used to hate this, but now I think it's a great name!

I do really like this name, but I dislike the inevitable nickname "Addy". So I may never be able to use it myself. Still, it's so cute - and seems like the name of the moment, the one everyone's talking about.

Adelaide is a beautiful name. I love it with the nickname Addie - one of my favourites.

I've had no end of compliments to the unusual and uncommon use of my name. People have also described me as regal, beautiful and noble, only then for me to discover the true meaning of my name. It really is an honour to be named Adelaide and served to get me out of the stickiest and most unpleasant situations just by the discussion around my name. I just simply love it.

A beautiful, regal sounding name.

Adelaide is a very pretty name. It is one of my all time favorite girl names. It is classy, beautiful, and mysterious.

A gorgeous, regal, and sophisticated name - one of my very favorites.

I love this name, it will always be one of my favorites. Its a pretty name no matter what language it is pronounced in French, English or German.

I love this name. It's classic without being overused. I like the nickname Ada with it. (yes I know Add and Aid don't sound the same)