Etymology

Adelaide

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Today it means: A female given name from the Germanic languages. Full definition →

French Adélaïde ← Old High German Adalheid
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The story

  1. Old High German · derived fromAdalheid
  2. French · borrowed fromAdélaïde
  3. English todayAdelaide

Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

Words from the same roots

Old High GermanAdalheid all →

Alice

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