Adelaide

Origin: German
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According to a user from United Kingdom, the name Adelaide is of German origin and means "Queen".

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The state capital of South Australia

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Borrowed from the French form of Old High German Adalheidis (from adal (â€œnobleâ€) + -heit (â€œnature, characterâ€)); cognate with Alice.

A female given name
The state capital of South Australia, named for Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.
A river in Northern Territory, Australia, known for its large population of saltwater crocodiles.

Adelaide was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese and Serbo-Croatian

Notable Persons Named Adelaide

Adelaide Kane

Adelaide Kane is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2007. Adelaide was born on August 9th, 1990 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Gail Zappa

Gail Zappa was a trustee of zappa family trust and trustee of zappa family trust (2002–2015). Gail was given the name Adelaide Gail Sloatman on January 1st, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. She breathed her last breath on October 7th, 2015.

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Adelaide Clemens

Adelaide Clemens is an actress. She was most active from 2006 to present. Adelaide was born on November 30th, 1989 in Brisbane, Australia.

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Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline

Adelaide Amelia Louise Theresa Caroline was royalty. Her career lasted from 1830 to 1837. Adelaide was born as the child of Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on August 13th, 1792 in Meiningen. She died on December 2nd, 1849.

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Adelaide Hall

Adelaide Hall was a jazz, swing, traditional pop, spirituals, musical theatre, swing music, traditional pop music, and spiritual (music) musician. She plays ukulele, acoustic guitar, and Vocals. She was most active from 1921 to 1993. Adelaide was given the name Adelaide Louise Hall on October 20th, 1901. She breathed her last breath on November 7th, 1993.

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Adelaide of Aquitaine

Adelaide of Aquitaine is royalty. She holds the title Queen consort of the Franks and List of Frankish queens. Her career lasted from 987 to 996.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Adelaide

Princess Mary Adelaide

Princess Mary Adelaide was royalty. She holds the title Duchess of Teck. Princess was born as the child of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel on November 27th, 1833 in Kingdom of Hanover. She passed away on October 27th, 1897.

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Marie Adélaïde

Marie Adélaïde was royalty. She holds the title Duchess of Louvois. Marie was born as the child of Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczyńska on March 23rd, 1732 in Palace of Versailles. She passed away on February 27th, 1800.

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Princess Victoria Adelaide

Princess Victoria Adelaide was royalty. She holds the title Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Princess was born as the child of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on December 31st, 1885 in Grünholz, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia. She died on October 3rd, 1970.

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Countess of Vermandois Adelaide

She left this life in 1120.

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Princess Marie Adélaïde

Princess Marie Adélaïde was royalty. She holds the title Dauphine of France. Princess was born as the child of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and Anne Marie d'Orléans on December 6th, 1685 in Royal Palace of Turin. She breathed her last breath on February 12th, 1712.

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Princess Helena Adelaide

She holds the title Princess Helena Adelaide of Denmark. Princess was born as the child of Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg on June 1st, 1888 in Grünholz, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia. She died on June 30th, 1962.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born
1880	65	65
1881	62	62
1882	74	74
1883	85	85
1884	98	98
1885	94	94
1886	94	94
1887	104	104
1888	98	98
1889	105	105
1890	102	102
1891	119	119
1892	112	112
1893	144	144
1894	136	136
1895	142	142
1896	130	130
1897	142	142
1898	148	148
1899	144	144
1900	183	183
1901	147	147
1902	151	151
1903	144	144
1904	123	123
1905	130	130
1906	154	154
1907	150	150
1908	167	167
1909	198	198
1910	206	206
1911	223	223
1912	299	299
1913	321	321
1914	396	396
1915	502	502
1916	449	449
1917	537	537
1918	486	486
1919	489	489
1920	471	471
1921	437	437
1922	414	414
1923	368	368
1924	330	330
1925	308	308
1926	275	275
1927	281	281
1928	240	240
1929	220	220
1930	209	209
1931	148	148
1932	130	130
1933	118	118
1934	139	139
1935	102	102
1936	128	128
1937	110	110
1938	117	117
1939	97	97
1940	110	110
1941	111	111
1942	95	95
1943	113	113
1944	75	75
1945	67	67
1946	66	66
1947	80	80
1948	84	84
1949	65	65
1950	64	64
1951	58	58
1952	57	57
1953	53	53
1954	55	55
1955	44	44
1956	49	49
1957	46	46
1958	33	33
1959	39	39
1960	36	36
1961	28	28
1962	32	32
1963	26	26
1964	23	23
1965	18	18
1966	20	20
1967	26	26
1968	17	17
1969	16	16
1970	14	14
1971	13	13
1972	13	13
1973	9	9
1974	16	16
1975	17	17
1976	14	14
1977	23	23
1978	23	23
1979	26	26
1980	19	19
1981	18	18
1982	25	25
1983	34	34
1984	26	26
1985	30	30
1986	31	31
1987	34	34
1988	39	39
1989	29	29
1990	41	41
1991	48	48
1992	49	49
1993	55	55
1994	76	76
1995	62	62
1996	81	81
1997	91	91
1998	106	106
1999	115	115
2000	133	133
2001	166	166
2002	174	174
2003	167	167
2004	211	211
2005	278	278
2006	285	285
2007	410	410
2008	558	558
2009	535	535
2010	711	711
2011	775	775
2012	919	919
2013	1,016	1,016
2014	1,050	1,050
2015	1,159	1,159
2016	1,237	1,237
2017	1,155	1,155

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How Popular is the name Adelaide? Adelaide is the 1,487^th most popular name of all time.
How many people with the first name Adelaide have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 26,017 babies born with the first name Adelaide in the United States. That's more than enough people named Adelaide to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Adelaide? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 65 new born babies.
When was Adelaide first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Adelaide is Saturday, May 18th, 1867.
What year had the most people named Adelaide born? The highest recorded use of the first name Adelaide was in 2016 with a total of 1,237 babies. That's a lot of babies named Adelaide!
Random Adelaide Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Adelaide ranks 84^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Utah. Imagine that, 45 babies in Utah have the same name as you in 2017.
Weird things about the name Adelaide: Your name in reverse order is Edialeda. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Aeddaeil. How do you pronounce that?