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Meaning: |
Noble kind; of the noble sort |
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Pronunciation: |
(ADD eh LADE) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Adelaide |
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This name was imported to England by Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, the wife of William IV of Great Britain. She gave her name to the South Australian city of Adelaide. In contemporary literature of the time, Adelaide was frequently used as a name for upper-class, elegant women.
St Adelaide of Italy lived in the tenth century. She was heir to the throne of Italy and married Otto the Great, Holy Roman Emperor. She was made a saint on account of her good deeds towards the poor.
Adelaide of Aquitaine was the wife of French king Hugh Capet, the founder of the Capetian dynasty.
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Popularity Rank of Adelaide | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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Adelaide - Rankings by Year |
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