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Comments and insights on the name Adeline: | Edit

I LOVE this name, although I prefer the spelling "Adaline." So pretty and classic, yet uncommon!

Personal experiences with the name Adeline: | Edit

My daughter is Adeline and we get tons of compliments on her name! Everyone loves that it's a sweet, classic name that's familiar but uncommon. She loves that the song "Sweet Adeline" is "about her" :-)

Nicknames for Adeline: | Edit

Addie, Addy, Ada, Adele, Adela, Del, Della, Lin, Linny, Lina

Meanings and history of the name Adeline: | Edit

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble."

Famous real-life people named Adeline: | Edit

Author Virginia Woolf was born Adeline Virginia Stephen.
Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France.
A daughter of William the Conqueror.

Adeline in song, story & screen: | Edit

The song "Sweet Adeline" was popular with barbershop quartets in the early 20th century.
Indie artist Elliott Smith's album XO included an unrelated song titled "Sweet Adeline."
Pop group Weezer has a song titled "Sweet Adeline (My Evaline)."
Adeline was the family matriarch in "The Whiteoaks of Jalna", a series of books.
Adeline Records, a record label owned by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
"Oh Adeline" is a song by Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers.