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Adeline

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Cake0rdeath · 30/07/2015 13:44

Asked DS (5) what he wanted to call his baby sister and he comes up with Adeline (pronounced A-duh-line). Have NO idea where it's from. Asked him to repeat it in case i'd misheard or he meant to say something else but he just said it again.

I actually really like it but would have gone for something "classic". Would she hate me for it when she's 15??

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RiverTam · 30/07/2015 13:45

It's the big sister in The Black Dog picture book, that's my guess.

RiverTam · 30/07/2015 13:45

I think it's quite cool.

JaWellNoFine · 30/07/2015 13:47

I like the name.

Watch Grimm...

ashesandfire · 30/07/2015 13:54

I don't really like it, but I LOVE Adelaide and Madeleine.
Wasn't there a film out lately called 'the age of Adeline ' or something? Not that I'm suggesting that's where your DS got it from, but I wonder whether Adeline isn't going to be as unusual as you may think

itfcbabe · 30/07/2015 17:52

Love the name Adeline its on my shortlist if i ever have another girl

MrsMarigold · 30/07/2015 18:31

Lovely

UrethraFranklin1 · 30/07/2015 22:29

Can't get more traditional than Adeline. Adeline/Adelaide/Adela has been around more than a thousand years, once very popular amongst the royals, from the house of Wessex onwards.

Sophronia · 30/07/2015 23:02

Adeline is a lovely name

Spydra · 30/07/2015 23:03

love it.

MrsBungle · 30/07/2015 23:04

I quite like it and it's a much better suggestion than when I asked dd what I should name the new baby and she said toucan or palm tree

travertine · 30/07/2015 23:04

I think it's lovely, never heard it before.

Quasilulu · 31/07/2015 02:15

Beautiful.

cruikshank · 31/07/2015 02:26

Wasn't it the name of a character in 'classic' Hmm Carla Lane comedy Bread? I seem to remember lots of 'Our Adeline'

cruikshank · 31/07/2015 02:28

Ach, ignore me, that was Aveline. Just googled.

TheDowagerCuntess · 31/07/2015 03:28

It's lovely. And sooo much nicer thanks Adelaide. I'm Antipodean, and so to me,the association is entirely 'Australian city', and not 'queen consort'.

sleepywombat · 31/07/2015 04:28

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puremuscle · 01/08/2015 14:41

I think it's beautiful and it is a v traditional name even thought it is not as popular as classics like Elizabeth or Catherine.

scatterthenuns · 01/08/2015 14:42

I don't like it. It sounds like a prescription drug.

thanksamillion · 01/08/2015 14:59

My DD is Adelina pronounced A-de-leen-a. It does get mis-heard as Angelina quite a bit at school which she finds annoying but otherwise it's had very positive comments.

littlejohnnydory · 01/08/2015 19:28

I love it. Also love Adélie (dh hated it unfortunately).

DurhamDurham · 01/08/2015 19:29

I think it's a lovely name Smile

Hoplikeabunny · 01/08/2015 19:32

Love it! Never thought of it before but it's now on my list Grin

Enchufla · 01/08/2015 19:35

I love it, also love aveline and adelaide

Ally1234 · 01/08/2015 19:40

I don't like it. It sounds like a prescription drug.
Totally agree with this sorry.
Madeleine's a bit better but still not a fan x

Hammondisback · 01/08/2015 21:40

Reminds me of the dim daughter in 'Bread', Aveline: 'I do modelling...' Grin

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