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The name Adelaide is of German origin. The meaning of Adelaide is noble kind. Adelaide is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced A-de-laide. The name Adelaide is derived from the Germanic elements adel meaning nobel and heid meaning kind or sort.
Meaning & History. From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal noble and heid kind, sort, type. It was borne in the 10th century by Saint Adelaide, the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great. The name became common in Britain in the 19th century due to the popularity of the German-born wife of King William IV, for whom the city of Adelaide in Australia was named in 1836.