Adelaide.
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.
Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
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