Adelaide

  • [ AD-ə-layd (English), ah-de-LIE-de (Italian), ə-də-LIED (Portuguese) ]
  • English, Italian, Portuguese
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type". It was borne in the 10th century by Saint Adelaide, the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great. The name became common in Britain in the 19th century due to the popularity of the German-born wife of King William IV, for whom the city of Adelaide in Australia was named in 1836.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adalheidis, Adelais
CATALAN: Alícia
DUTCH: Adelheid
ENGLISH: Adelaide, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Alice, Alicia, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alissa, Alisya, Allissa, Allycia, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyssa, Alyssia, Elicia
FINNISH: Aliisa, Alisa
FRENCH: Adélaïde, Alice, Alix
GERMAN: Adelheid
HUNGARIAN: Adelaida, Alíz, Aliz
IRISH: Ailís
ITALIAN: Adelaide, Alice
LATVIAN: Alise
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Aalis
POLISH: Adelajda, Alicja
PORTUGUESE: Adelaide, Alice, Alícia
RUSSIAN: Alisa
SCOTTISH: Aileas
SLOVAK: Alica
SPANISH: Adelaida, Alicia
WELSH: Alis
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Kalisha, Talisha
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Adela, Adelina
BULGARIAN: Adelina
CZECH: Adéla
DANISH: Heidi
DUTCH: Aleid, Aleida, Alida, Elke
ENGLISH: Ada, Adalyn, Adalynn, Addie, Addy, Adela, Adele, Adelia, Adeline, Adella, Adelle, Adelyn, Alene, Ali, Aline, Alison, Allie, Allison, Ally, Allyson, Alyson, Delia, Della, Heidi, Lecia, Lesia, Lisha, Lyssa
FINNISH: Aada, Ada, Adele, Alli, Heidi
FRENCH: Adèle, Adeline, Aline, Alison, Line
FRISIAN: Elke
GERMAN: Ada, Adele, Adelina, Alida, Alina, Elke, Heida, Heidi
HUNGARIAN: Ada, Adél, Alida
ITALIAN: Ada, Adele, Adelina, Alina
NORWEGIAN: Heidi
POLISH: Ada, Adela, Alina
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Aline
PORTUGUESE: Adelina
ROMANIAN: Adela, Adelina, Alina
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Adelita
SPANISH: Adela, Adelia, Adelina
SWEDISH: Heidi
OTHER FORMS
IRISH: Eilís, Eilish
ROMANIAN: Adina, Alin