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Alternative to Adelaide

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dancingmama · 21/06/2020 19:59

I love the name Adelaide but my husband doesn't - it's too closely linked to the place for him.

We both like Adeline... but I can't get over the fact that it sounds like "add a line". Am I being silly?

Any ideas on alternatives to these?

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 21/06/2020 20:10

Madeline
Adele
Ava

AuntieStella · 21/06/2020 20:14

Adele, Adela, Delia, Aileen, Alexandra, Alethea, Darcey, Deborah, Lucinda, Lin, Belinda

Wither · 21/06/2020 20:20

Madeline is much nicer than Adeline, personally. Adalie, Delilah, Delia, Alina.

MintyMurray17 · 21/06/2020 20:22

Annalise
Eloisa / Eloise
Emmeline
Amelia / Amelie
Addison
Avery
Aubrey

Amicompletelyinsane · 21/06/2020 20:24

Adelynne. So you ditch the line sound. I had a friend called Adelynne. The end was lin sound rather than line

LotusClover · 21/06/2020 20:26

Madeleine (spelt this way and pronounced mad-uh-lin).

Wrongdissection · 21/06/2020 20:28

Addison

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/06/2020 20:29

Avaleen (id say Aveline, but that sounds like "Av- a line).
Delia.
Delilah
Adriana
Adrienne
Adele
Magdalena
Madeleine.
Arlene
Andrea
Angela.
Anita
Arietty
Marcella
Alisha.
Amaya.
Isadora.
Isolde.
Alexandra.

WhoWouldHaveThoughtThat · 21/06/2020 20:31

Adrenaline? Might keep you awake at nights though? Wink

Marlena1 · 21/06/2020 20:32

Adeline

daisypond · 21/06/2020 20:36

Madeleine
Heidi is from the German form of Adelaide.
Caroline

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dancingmama · 21/06/2020 20:39

Love the name Madeline but we can't have it. A close family member used for her daughter. Anything else similar to that? Madeline Adeline sounds.

Also I like Adelynne but is it a "real" name?

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DontAskIDontKnow · 21/06/2020 20:40

We’ve got an Adeline and we often get comments about how nice a name it is. We’ve not met another one yet.

backseatcookers · 21/06/2020 20:40

Evangeline?

Bumbl · 21/06/2020 20:40

Evelyn? Or names close to that

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dancingmama · 21/06/2020 20:42

@DontAskIDontKnow it is a gorgeous name. How do you pronounce it?

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Ohhgreat · 21/06/2020 20:42

Adalynn - used by on of the teen mom cast as a sister to aliannah and aleeah

5LeafPenguin · 21/06/2020 20:44

Adele
Addrienne
Andrea
Annette
Agnetta

daisypond · 21/06/2020 20:44

Coraline
Clementine

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dancingmama · 21/06/2020 20:46

Just had a thought - what do you think of Adelina?

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daisypond · 21/06/2020 20:51

It’s OK, yes. A bit frilly for my tastes but I like the hard consonants in it to give it some edge. There was a famous Italian opera singer named that. Ad-e-leena.

StrangerSwings · 21/06/2020 20:56

Yes it's a real name though the spelling I'm aware of (teacher) is Adelyn. Ad-el-inn

shartsi · 21/06/2020 20:59

Lydia

istheresomethingishouldknow · 21/06/2020 21:05

Adeline or Adelyn are both pretty.
Evangeline
Genevieve

DontAskIDontKnow · 21/06/2020 21:21

@dancingmama we pronounce it ad - e - line. We’ve been really pleased with the reaction to it, as it is quite unusual.

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