Adeline
GirlFrench · French /adəlin/; English /ˈædəlaɪn/. The French final e is silent.
Adeline combines a French form and a Germanic meaning of nobility, with distinctly different French and English endings.
Origin
French
Pronunciation
French /adəlin/; English /ˈædəlaɪn/. The French final e is silent.
Noble; of noble family.
Adeline carries the old Germanic idea of nobility in a French feminine form. Here ‘noble’ belongs to the history of the name and its reference to family or birth. The name has a graceful shape: a clear opening, a softer middle and a lingering ending. That ending changes its mood. French Adeline finishes with /lin/, while the English pronunciation given here finishes like ‘line’. The first can feel more contained, the second more expansive; both offer a different way to enjoy the same spelling.
Etymology: A French feminine form built on Germanic adal, referring to nobility or noble family.
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Name popularity
Latest year: 2025
Girls
Rank59
Boys
RankNot reported
Source
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Origin
French
Origin
Germanic