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Boy · Germanic, through French
Adélard
Say it: ah-day-LAR
Meaning
From Germanic adal 'noble' and hard 'hard, brave'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 488 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 1895, about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Adelard |
|---|---|
| German | Adalhard |
Famous bearers
- Adélard Godbout, premier of Quebec
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.