Nicknames for Adelaide

[HiDiddleDeeDee]

Love baby names part of the site but never needed to post until now! We love Adelaide for baby arriving soon but just not sure on what it would be shortened to?

[Insomniacscientist]

really not a fan of the name, I can only think of a city in Australia when I hear it. For me it would be like the British equivalent of calling your child Aberdeen
On a more helpful note a quick google search brings up a good selection of nicknames and also alternatives related directly the the origins of the name

[Totopoly]

Not sure what the nicknames would be (Addy, probably), but I love the name Adelaide.

[ceebeejeebies]

The adelaide I know is called addie for short

[MikeUniformMike]

Jolie Laide

[ChaosisntapitChaosisaladder19]

Addie or Adele.

[Thetimetravelerswife]

Addy, Ada, didi, lay lay, Adele, Adela, Elle, Ella, Lida

[FarmerFrump]

I know an Adelaide - we've always called her Laidy. (She's in her forties).

[NoHummus]

I love Heidi as a nickname for Adelaide. The original German version of the name is Adelheid (I think, German speakers feel free to correct me!) hence Heidi as a nickname, but it's a bit of a stretch I admit! Or Della is cute.

[HiDiddleDeeDee]

Thanks for the replies. I like Della and as options.

[HiDiddleDeeDee]

And Laidy. Not sure what happened there!

[Astronica]

Adelaide is lovely! I've seen Daisy suggested as a nickname on other sites. I really like this.

[midsomermurderess]

The city was named for a person, Insomniac, Adelaide, the consort of William IV.

[Omashu]

I don’t think Della is a very natural nickname... unless she’s called it all the time it will probably end up being Addy by her friends.

[VenusClapTrap]

Adelaide is such a pretty name, I wouldn’t shorten it.

[bridgetreilly]

Lady Adelaidy!

But also, it's fine not to decide that in advance. Really. Just wait until she's here and you're talking to her and nicknames come naturally.

[bridgetreilly]

really not a fan of the name, I can only think of a city in Australia when I hear it. For me it would be like the British equivalent of calling your child Aberdeen

It's not, though. It's the British equivalent of calling your child Adelaide. Because it's a person's name, and was long before they named a city after her.

[Footiefan2019]

There’s an actress I follow on Instagram names Adelaide (she’s Australian also) and she seems to go by Addie.

[Practicalmagico]

I like Adelaide. Don’t shorten such a lovely name!

[CharitySchmarity]

I like Adelaide a lot, and I personally wouldn't shorten it, but I don't think Addie is awful by any means.

[AlphaJura]

I used to work with a woman who's dd was called Adelaide, she used to call her Addy. I've always quite liked the name but that's the only Adelaide I've ever heard of in real life.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

My aunt was Adelheid and was Aydel for short.

[5LeafClover]

Della, Delli, Dee, Addie, Adzie or Adz

[SleighOfSparkliness]

HEIDI! In the book her proper name is Adelheid, which is just a variation of Adelaide.

[Footiefan2019]

Heidi is a totally different name to be fair though isn’t it ? Just go with Heidi if you like it, but bit random to shorten Adelaide to it

[Clangus00]

Why do you need a shortened name?
I never understand this. Why not just name her the short name or actually use the child’s proper name?