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Adelaide (female)

Variants:Adalheidis (F) Adelaide (F) Adelheid (F) Adelina (F) Adeline (F) Alida (F)
Diminutive(s):Adela (F) Adella (F)
Pet Name(s):Ada (F) Addy (F) Adèle (F) Adiel (F) Alice (F) Heidi (F)
Pet Name for:Addie (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):Alis (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Personal communication [K]
Notes:

English spelling of the French accented variant Adélaide, from Old German "noble".

Popular in English speaking countries in the late 18th & 19th centuries. Occurred rarely in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire.
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