Adeline

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/ˈædəlɪn//ˈædəliːn//ˈædəlaɪn/

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginOld French Adeline →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    "That's my own corner...In it I have always called you Adeline." "Please don't say Adelyne. I am accustomed to Adeleen." "I suppose that's why I pronounce it Adelyne."

    1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Dundurn Press Ltd, published 2009, →ISBN, page 149

Origin

  1. Old FrenchAdeline
  2. EnglishAdeline

From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DanieledelaineDanileeenedial
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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