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Girl · Germanic, through Norman French
Adeline
Say it: AD-uh-line
Meaning
Diminutive of names beginning with Germanic adal 'noble'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Came to England with the Normans and has risen strongly in recent years.
Its wave through time
A revival, back after decades away
In the United States
- 64,481 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 430 girls
- 2,694 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Adaline, Adelina
| French | Adeline |
|---|---|
| Italian | Adelina |
| Spanish | Adelina |
| German | Adelina |
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- 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.