Adelaide

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/ˈæ.də.leɪd/Australia, South/ˈæ.dɜ.læɪ̯d/

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginFrench Adélaïde ← Old High German Adalheid →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. Places named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
    1. The state capital and largest city in South Australia, Australia.

      Diana Allers: Breaking now: A city of four million, blasted from orbit. Adelaide, Australia is no more. Diana Allers: New footage from Earth reveals the Reapers' plans to attack large industrial centers. Diana Allers: Which cities are next? Find out--inside the Battlespace.

      2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2
    2. A river in the Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.
    3. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Origin

  1. Old High GermanAdalheid
  2. FrenchAdélaïde
  3. EnglishAdelaide

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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Translations

Afrikaans Adelaide, Adelaide
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
  • Adelaidetown in Eastern Cape
Arabic آديلايد, أديلايد
  • آديلايد (adīlāīd)female given name
  • أديلايد (ʔadīlāīd)state capital of South Australia
  • أديليد (ʔadīlīd)state capital of South Australia
Bulgarian А́делейд, Аделаи́да
  • А́делейд (Ádelejd)state capital of South Australia
  • Аделаи́да (Adelaída)state capital of South Australia
Catalan Adelaida, Adelaida
  • Adelaidafemale given name
  • Adelaidastate capital of South Australia
Chinese Mandarin 阿德萊德 /阿德莱德
  • 阿德萊德 /阿德莱德 (Ādéláidé)state capital of South Australia
Dutch Adelheid, Adelaide
  • Adelheidfemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
  • Adelaidetown in Eastern Cape
Esperanto Adelajdo
  • Adelajdostate capital of South Australia
Finnish Aada, Adelaide
  • Aadafemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
French Adélaïde, Adélaïde
  • Adélaïdefemale given name
  • Adélaïdestate capital of South Australia
  • Adélaïdetown in Eastern Cape
German Adelheid, Adelaide
  • Adelheidfemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
Greek Αδελαΐδα, Αδελαΐδα
  • Αδελαΐδα (Adelaḯda)female given name
  • Αδελαΐδα (Adelaḯda)state capital of South Australia
Hawaiian ʻAkaleka
  • ʻAkalekastate capital of South Australia
Hebrew אדלייד
  • אדליידstate capital of South Australia
Hindi एडिलेड
  • एडिलेड (eḍileḍ)state capital of South Australia
Hungarian Adél
  • Adélfemale given name
Icelandic Aðalheiður, Adelaide
  • Aðalheiðurfemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
Italian Adelaide, Adelaide
  • Adelaidefemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
Japanese アデレード, アデライド
  • アデレード (Aderēdo)female given name
  • アデライド (Aderaido)female given name
  • アデレード (Aderēdo)state capital of South Australia
Korean 애들레이드, 애들레이드
  • 애들레이드 (Aedeulleideu)state capital of South Australia
  • 애들레이드 (aedeulleideu)town in Eastern Cape
Latin Adelais, Adelaida
  • Adelaisfemale given name
  • Adelaidastate capital of South Australia
  • Adelaidopolisstate capital of South Australia
Persian آدلاید
  • آدلاید (âdelâyd)state capital of South Australia
Polish Adelajda, Adelajda
  • Adelajdafemale given name
  • Adelajdastate capital of South Australia
Portuguese Adelaide, Adelaide
  • Adelaidefemale given name
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
Russian Аделаи́да, Аделаи́да
  • Аделаи́да (Adɛlaída)female given name
  • Аделаи́да (Adɛlaída)state capital of South Australia
Spanish Adelaida, Adelaida
  • Adelaidafemale given name
  • Adelaidastate capital of South Australia
Thai แอดิเลด
  • แอดิเลด (ae-dì-lâyt)state capital of South Australia
Turkish Adelaide
  • Adelaidestate capital of South Australia
Ukrainian Аделаї́да
  • Аделаї́да (Adelajída)state capital of South Australia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Adelaide

Radelaide
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Cite this entry
APA

Adelaide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelaide

MLA

“Adelaide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelaide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adelaide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adelaide.

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