Adelaide (Heidi)

[nevergoogle]

This name has come up today prompted by 9 year old DS.

It's in the family tree (MIL's mothers middle name)
And we kind of like it and it goes great with out surname.

What's the MN feeling on Adelaide / Adelheid / Heidi ?

[Norfolknway]

Heidi is a gorgeous name :)

[Frontdoorstep]

Adelaide just reminds me of an Australian city, people might think you have connections to that place, nothing wrong with that really, think it would grow on me tbh if I knew someone with the name.

I like Heidi.

[Frontdoorstep]

Adelaide just reminds me of an Australian city, people might think you have connections to that place, nothing wrong with that really, think it would grow on me tbh if I knew someone with the name.

I like Heidi.

[singaporeswing]

Adelaide is such a beautiful name, absolutely love it.

Please use it, DP is Aussie so will never let me use it!

[Thants]

Heidi is a lovely name. I would use it if it weren't my cousins name.

[nevergoogle]

Adelaide is growing on me more and more.
Is the general mn concensus that Adelaide good, heidi bad.

I like Adelaide, but am worried it might be too marmite for 'other people'.

[BehindLockNumberNine]

I don't like Heide as a ect..

[BehindLockNumberNine]

I adore Adelaide, nn Addie.
I don't like Heidi is a nn for Adelaide.
If you want to call her Heidi, call her Heidi!
Adelheid is awful.

[squoosh]

Adelaide screams hoity toity Victorian maiden Aunt to me.

Heidi is a bit 70s.

Adelheid - ugly, sounds Wagnerian.

[RaRa1988]

I prefer Heidi to Adelaide - but I think I'm in the minority there!

[Alexandrite]

I really like Heidi. Adelaide is my preferred long form

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I don't like Heidi at all but Adelaide is lovely.

Adelheid is rather less so.

[HerRoyalNotness]

I prefer Heidi or the Adelheid, all i can hear in my head with the other is an Aussie saying Adelaide and it doesn't sound as pretty

[skyeskyeskye]

Heidi is a nice name.

[badtime]

This is not my view (I like the name), but some people are not aware that Adelaide is historically a girls name, and think that it originated as a 'geographical' type name after the Australian city (which, in reality, was named after King William IV's wife).

I dislike Heidi as a stand-alone name, but think it is fine as a nickname.

[EhricLovesTeamQhuay]

Adelaide NN Heidi? No. Adelaide or Heidi are both ok, looks daft.

[JumpingJackSprat]

i never said all people called heidi were dull and ugly ffs if you want to take it personally that is up to you. i stand by my opinionthough. adelaide is much nicer than heidi.

[YoMamma]

I'm really surprised about the negative reactions to Heidi. I thought it was quite a popular name! I think both Adelaide and Heidi are lovely and its really nice to have a family connection to the name.

[invicta]

Adelaide is lovely.

[thegreylady]

I only know one Heidi and she is gorgeous. My friend at school nearly 60 years ago was Adeline. I don't see why Adelheid is so different from Adelaide and it lends itself well to Heidi as nn.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Adelaide is lovely, I know a very sweet 3yo one

I like Heidi as well, but prefer Adelaide

[nevergoogle]

Adelaide is the english form of the old German name Adelheid.
Heidi is in the baby name books as a nickname for both adelaide and adelheid.

[imofftolisdoonvarna]

Ok, so a quick google has cleared things up for me on that one! I always thought Heidi was a name in its own right, have never even heard of adelheid.

Definitely Adelaide

[Letticetheslug]

Adeleide, yes..Heidi , NO

[imofftolisdoonvarna]

Addie is a very cute nickname for Adelaide as well.