Active discussions

Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Adeline

31 replies

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!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
violetteskies · 02/09/2019 15:13

I like it OP. Works well with Rosa

Peachbubble · 02/09/2019 16:39

I like it too

BeanBag7 · 02/09/2019 16:44

I think its beautiful

LenoVintura · 02/09/2019 16:48

One of my DDiLs is Adeline. She's a lanky, skinny, feisty live wire Grin so I don't see it as a "sweet" sort of name iyswim. I'd never heard it until I met her.

RickOShay · 02/09/2019 16:56

I love Rosa. It’s the one that got away for me Grin
I am not so sure about Adeline though.

MikeUniformMike · 02/09/2019 17:30

Don't like it sorry.
Love Rosa though.

BelfortGabbz · 02/09/2019 17:50

Sounds a bit like alkaline.
How about Adina?

PurBal · 02/09/2019 17:57

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!

Sparkandgold · 02/09/2019 18:46

Ooooh I like it :)

ballsdeep · 02/09/2019 18:48

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

wowfudge · 02/09/2019 18:49

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

sugarplumfairy28 · 02/09/2019 18:56

Very elegant, not over used, lovely.

ZiggyB · 02/09/2019 18:58

wowfudge I was coming on to say the same Grin

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/09/2019 19:06

Wowfudge & ZiggyB Confused???

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.

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.

wowfudge · 02/09/2019 20:40

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

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.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 02/09/2019 20:45

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

TheYeaSayer · 02/09/2019 21:20

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

AverageMummy · 03/09/2019 08:54

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

Nonnymum · 03/09/2019 08:56

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

AdelaideK · 03/09/2019 08:59

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

MadisonAvenue · 03/09/2019 09:01

It’s really lovely!

Swipe left for the next trending thread