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Adeline

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Icantthinkofanynewnames · 02/09/2019 14:50

I think this name is lovely - sweet, vintage and feminine but not too frilly or OTT.

What do you think? Would be a sister for Rosa.

Thoughts appreciated!

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Clayplease · 03/09/2019 16:31

I love it. It's been on my list for a long time after the Elliott Smith song 'Sweet Adeline'. Also think 'Addy' is sweet as a nickname.

wowfudge · 03/09/2019 14:52

Yeah, we said that 100Percent

100PercentThatBitch · 03/09/2019 12:21

In Bread she was called Aveline

100PercentThatBitch · 03/09/2019 12:20

One of my faves and would be on my list if pregnant

Astronica · 03/09/2019 12:19

I'm not keen on it, though I do love Adelaide. Adeline is in the US top 100 names so I presume it will also become popular elsewhere.

OtraCosaMariposa · 03/09/2019 11:10

Adelaide is much nicer than Adeline, imho.

MadisonAvenue · 03/09/2019 09:01

It’s really lovely!

AdelaideK · 03/09/2019 08:59

I think it's lovely. It reminds me of the Blake Lively film.

Nonnymum · 03/09/2019 08:56

It's lovely and not very common at the moment.

AverageMummy · 03/09/2019 08:54

I think it’s beautiful although you need to be ok with the 2 pronunciations coming up frequently

TheYeaSayer · 02/09/2019 21:20

I don’t like it: it sounds like ‘anodyne’ to me. Also reminds me of adenoids.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/09/2019 20:45

Ahhhhh I get it now thanks wowfudge I remember a show called bread but never ever watched it!

PatchworkElmer · 02/09/2019 20:43

Love it, was very high on our list for DC, but a close friend had a child with a similar name so we had to let it go.

wowfudge · 02/09/2019 20:40

Actually the character in Bread was Aveline, but that was the association for me.

wowfudge · 02/09/2019 20:33

Adeline in Bread was rather dim. Sweet Adelines is a barbershop singing organisation.

Bread was a very popular sitcom in the 1980s. Google it CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook. I quoted the opening line of the theme song.

BubblesBuddy · 02/09/2019 19:12

Sweet Adeline is a song from 1903!

It’s a fairly unusual name and there won’t be many in the school! I always quite liked Adelaide after Queen Adelaide. Short version is, of course, Adele. Go for it OP.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/09/2019 19:06

Wowfudge & ZiggyB Confused???

ZiggyB · 02/09/2019 18:58

wowfudge I was coming on to say the same Grin

sugarplumfairy28 · 02/09/2019 18:56

Very elegant, not over used, lovely.

wowfudge · 02/09/2019 18:49

Reminds me of Bread: gotta get up, gotta get out, etc.

ballsdeep · 02/09/2019 18:48

Live it. It's in my top two girls names

Sparkandgold · 02/09/2019 18:46

Ooooh I like it :)

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/09/2019 18:45

Love it and it complements Rosa beautifully, but I prefer Adaline to Adeline.

Coincidentally have you seen the film The Age of Adaline? It's a beautiful film!

PurBal · 02/09/2019 17:57

I like it!

BelfortGabbz · 02/09/2019 17:50

Sounds a bit like alkaline.
How about Adina?