The first name Adélaïde

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About the first name Adélaïde

Meaning

The name Adélaïde traditionally means “of noble kind” or “noble nature”.

Historical origin

The name Adélaïde comes from Germanic Adalheidis, formed from adal “noble” and a second element related to kind or status.

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Adélaïde belongs to a stock of medieval and royal names transmitted for centuries in French-speaking families.

Pronunciation:adé-laïdadela.id

Frequency of the first name Adélaïde by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Adélaïde by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

27,841total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name AdélaïdeLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Adélaïde in baptisms by year.5,0003,7502,5001,25001670172417781832188619401670–1674 11 baptisms1755–1759 11 baptisms1760–1764 11 baptisms1775–1779 11 baptisms1780–1784 44 baptisms1785–1789 44 baptisms1790–1794 121 baptisms1795–1799 429 baptisms1800–1804 1,045 baptisms1805–1809 1,837 baptisms1810–1814 2,662 baptisms1815–1819 2,783 baptisms1820–1824 2,981 baptisms1825–1829 2,453 baptisms1830–1834 2,948 baptisms1835–1839 2,365 baptisms1840–1844 2,013 baptisms1845–1849 1,221 baptisms1850–1854 1,452 baptisms1855–1859 825 baptisms1860–1864 605 baptisms1865–1869 495 baptisms1870–1874 495 baptisms1875–1879 264 baptisms1880–1884 231 baptisms1885–1889 231 baptisms1890–1894 77 baptisms1895–1899 66 baptisms1900–1904 33 baptisms1905–1909 22 baptisms1910–1914 33 baptisms1915–1919 11 baptisms1940–1944 11 baptisms

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