Meaning and background
The story behind Adelaide
Adelaide follows a French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis. Its elements concern nobility and kind or type; the latter does not mean kind-hearted behaviour. Behind the Name records the tenth-century saint and imperial consort Adelaide and gives distinct English, Italian and Portuguese readings. A dog’s name may honour a person or another personal connection, while its pronunciation can follow that namesake. The familiar English ending sounds like laid, distinguishing the full name from Adela and Adele.
- Origin
- From French forms of Germanic Adalheidis, with elements for noble and kind/type. Source
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About Adelaide
Recorded as a dog’s name
Adelaide appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ædəleɪd/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ædəleɪd/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 D AH0 L EY2 D
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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