Definitely
Della. I know it rhymes with the way-over-used
Ella and
Bella, but I think the 'd' brings it down a bit, gives it a sense of seriousness. I actually liked
Della as a separate name before I liked
Adelaide, but I think it's great as a nn for
Adelaide.
ETA: I'm surprised no-one's mentioned
Heidi. Not that I like it (I knew a particularly un-nice person with this name and she ruined the name for me), but it's one of the more traditional nns for Adelaide/Adelheid. Maybe a lot of you think that
Heidi doesn't work for
Adelaide because the right letters aren't there? (I'm just interested)
This message was edited 7/17/2008, 4:57 PM